The Public Prosecutor’s Office Congress of the republic filed a jurisdictional claim against the Judiciary for a conflict of powers in the election of the head of the Ombudsman and of the magistrates of the Constitutional Court (TC).
Through a document that also bears the signature of the President of Parliament, Joseph Williams (Avanza País), and which was sent to the constitutional Courtit is detailed that, with the filing of various amparo processes, the Judicial Power interfered in the normal exercise of these powers, despite the fact that, according to what it assures, it corresponds exclusively and exclusively to the Legislative Power.
“The purpose of this claim for a jurisdictional proceeding is to: it is declared that the Judicial Power lacks competence to intervene through ordinary and/or constitutional processes and/or, whatever the denomination that may be given to its claims, regarding the exclusive and excluding powers which are the exclusive constitutional competence of Congress”, the lawsuit reads.
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In this sense, it is recalled that in the case of the election of the new holder of the Ombudsman a precautionary measure was issued ordering the stay of the procedure and that, subsequently, the judge recognized that the modality chosen by the Legislature and the stages of the procedure did meet the requirements of the organic law of the aforementioned entity.
In the same way, from the Congress they emphasize that the “problematic” was also presented in the election procedures of the members of the constitutional Court.
Likewise, the Parliament emphasizes that with this jurisdictional claim it seeks to guarantee the full validity of its constitutional attribution to conduct investigations on any matter of public interest, regardless of whether or not those involved have the prerogative of impeachment.
Finally, it is explained that When the appeal is admitted for processing by the Constitutional Court, it must be acquitted by the Judiciary within thirty business days..
