UPDATE: The CGPJ is studying opening a disciplinary file against Judge Peinado for the precautionary measures imposed on Begoña Gómez
Global Update:
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The keys Generated with AI The CGPJ is studying opening a disciplinary file against Judge Juan Carlos Peinado for his statements about Begoña Gómez’s bodyguards. The magistrate suggested that the police officers guarding Begoña Gómez could help her escape from Spain, which has generated discomfort in the Government. The Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, sent a formal complaint to the CGPJ for questioning the professionalism of the National Police agents. The meeting of the Permanent Commission of the CGPJ to discuss this matter has been postponed to give more time for the debate and for it to be in person. The General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) is studying to file charges against Judge Juan Carlos Peinado for stating that the police officers who act as escorts for Begoña Gómez, wife of the President of the Government, could help her escape from Spain. The members of the commission are evaluating different proposals and there is the possibility that a meeting of the Permanent Commission will be called, as legal sources have informed Europa Press. The extraordinary meeting of the Permanent Commission called today in relation to the expressions referring to the State Security Forces and Bodies contained in the order issued yesterday by Judge Juan Carlos Peinado has been postponed until tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. to give more time to the debate and for it to take place in person. This is the immediate response to the latest movements of the Executive. On Saturday, the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, had already conveyed to the president of the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ), Isabel Perelló, his “strongest complaint” about the situation. The Government’s discomfort responds directly to the statements made by Judge Juan Carlos Peinado in his latest order, where he questioned the work of the National Police agents in charge of guarding Begoña Gómez. The magistrate assures that “there is no doubt” that the agents accompanying Gómez can, “either on their own initiative or following orders from their hierarchical superiors,” collaborate “in the action or actions carried out to facilitate this escape, which makes it impossible for the accused to be brought to justice.” For the minister, these statements “represent a serious questioning of the professionalism of the members of the State Security Forces and Bodies, whose actions are carried out solely in parameters of legality and constitute one of the main guarantees of the Rule of Law.” Marlaska He has also pointed out that the magistrate’s suspicions reach not only the agents with the assigned escort service “but also their hierarchical superiors, affirming the possibility that they could issue illegal orders.” The head of the Interior considers these statements “a fact of maximum seriousness” and has urged the CGPJ to adopt “the measures that may be appropriate in the use of its powers” while insisting on the “full professionalism” of the agents and their commands.
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Source: This article was originally published by El Español – Home and adapted for our international English-speaking audience.
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