The Network of Observers for Institutionality (ROI) expressed his worry given the fact that legislators have submitted proposals for candidacy to occupy positions of judge in the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) and in the Superior Electoral Tribunal (TSE).
The organization recalled that the National Council of the Judiciary (CNM) was conceived by the Constitution as a plural body to guarantee the judicial independence and the balance between the powers of the State and that its members must act impartially and without conflicts of interest.
In that sense, he said that the presentation of candidatures on the part of legislators is inappropriate, by placing these in the double role of proposers and evaluators, affecting the transparency and the legitimacy of the process.
He reiterated that the applications at high courts They must come from citizens and social institutionsacademic or union, not political actors who are part of the decision-making body itself.
The Observers for the Institutionality He did not mention who the candidates are. proposed by the congressmen.
In one press releasethe ROI remembers that the October 16 profiles had been applied and proposed to fill the vacancies of these high courtsof which there are 29 women and 42 menand This Tuesday, October 21, the deadline expires so that people interested in occupying these positions can apply.
No minutes have been published
The ROI regrets that, to date, The minutes of the sessions have not been published of the CNM in this period and reminds citizens of the need to demand explanations about the reasons that motivated three judges of the SCJ not to be ratified in their functions.
The non-ratified magistrates They are Pilar Jiménez Ortiz, Manuel Alexis Read Ortiz and Moisés Ferrer Landrón.
The Network called CNM to preserve and respect the principles of transparencyindependence and separation of powers.
ROI is composed of the Santo Domingo Technological Institute (INTEC), Citizen Participation (PC), the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES), Citizen Forum and the Research Center for Women’s Action (CIPAF).
