Lesmes and denounce the "sacred cows" of the judiciary by rigging appointments that benefit the PP

The Supreme Court requires a deposit 12 thousand euros for the complainants to process the cause 




The "Atenes juristes pels drets civils" association has denounced the president of the Supreme Court and the General Council of the Judiciary, Carlos Lesmes more than 20 judges of the high court and the National High Court for prevarication 
the Chief Justice and the CGPJ, Carlos Lesmes








CARLOS QUÍLEZ
24/06/18



The hot potato is in the hands of the Supreme. The association "Atenes juristes pels drets civils" denounced the president of the Supreme Court and the General Council of the Judiciary, Carlos Lesmes more than 20 judges of the High Court and the High Court for prevarication. As argued in the complaint judicial appointments dome rigged the certain magistrates and judges in key positions directly related to pore causes corruption affecting the Popular Party. These appointments, according to the complaint, had only intended to put "friends judges" for the benefit of this political formation on multiple fronts investigated for corruption. 

Already he warned the GRECO

The lawsuit makes multiple reference to the recommendations and reports of GRECO (Group of countries against corruption linked to the United Nations) on "the lack of regulation of objective criteria and assessment requirements for the appointment of senior positions in the judiciary possible, precisely what is reported here, namely, that specific appointments made as a result of the political involvement of judges and magistrates and not the merits and legal skills of the same ". 



Benefit the PP

The complaint, signed by former Judge Jose Elpidio Silva adds that "this complaint is formulated in view of the finding of a plan perfectly designed by the defendants who, taking advantage of manipulation and systematic abuse of discretion provided for the appointment of professionals called upon to occupy certain judicial bodies, proposed and approved coverage of the most sensitive organs of the judicial pyramid with members of the legal profession selected by their profile and their ideological position, ensuring that the persons proposed with this criterion players to adopt the office of the desired causes. " 

With names

The complaint cites various causes linked to the Gürtel plot and lists those suspects one to one appointments. 

For example the "Conception Espejel as President of the Second Section of the Criminal Division of the High Court, modifying the composition criteria of the Courts of Second Section and self - attribution by the defendant of the Presidency of the Courts charge the prosecution of proceedings against the Popular Party. " 

The complaint also cites as a suspect the appointment of Judge Don Juan Pablo González "as a member - and rapporteur of the courts responsible for prosecuting four cases that directly affect the Popular Party."

The complaint lists the objective data and relationships that link these two judges with the organizational and ideological structure of the Popular Party. 

Manipulation of judges and rooms 

Reference is also made, among others, the tortious constitution rooms prosecution and appeal, "the Appeals Chambers of the Audiencia Nacional created in 2003 but never formed was rescued in 2017, and the same are attributed Mr Enrique Lopez (of usual bonding and affinity to the Popular Party) and Mr Eloy Velasco (usual detractor of the Popular Party and shall refrain from job to know about any appeals lodged against Lezo and Punic) ". 


The examining magistrate will examine this controversial complaint is the judge Antonio Garcia del Moral has imposed as a precondition to the complainant Association issue a bail of 12,000 euros. The association "Atenes juristes pels drets civils" has already deposited the money. 

All eyes this outstanding judge of the Supreme and if, against all expectations, initiate a line of inquiry about the serious allegations contained in the complaint.