Santo Domingo.-The constitutional lawyer Eduardo Jorge Prats and the spokesman of the Block of Deputies of the Force of the People, Rafael Castillothey questioned that you can choose a Attorney or Attorney General of the Republic independent when he was even subjected to public views so that society knows the conditions of the nominee.
They agreed that one cannot speak of independence of an official who, as he wants to be appointed by President Luís Abinader, although the procedure of the National Council of the Magistracy (CNM).
Jorge Prats said that the new official would be elected in a secret procedure for the CNM without transparency and without the participation of citizenship.
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While Castillo said that now President Abinader will designate “finger” to the official and reiterated that they always opposed the Magna Carta to guarantee alleged independence to Public Ministry.
The constitutionalist lawyer considered that it is mysterious that political, civil society, government, press, opposition and lawyers submissively accept CNM a attorney or attorney general of the Republic without public views.
“Surprise how politicians, government, opposition, press, civil society and lawyers, mysterious and submissive, accept that an attorney or attorney general of the Republic is chosen by the CNM without public views, said Jorge Prats.
And so you want to ensure its independence, without the citizens seeing the conditions of the nominee and its perspective that the Public Ministry should be? Why did they not leave the designation of the attorney in the hands of the President of the Republic if, after all, they would designate it in the CNM in secret procedures, without any transparency and citizen participation? The constitutional expert was asked.
He criticized what in his opinion is the speed with which the choice process of the new official is being carried out.
In that sense, he argued that the works are carried as “cane for ingenuity.”
He censored that the candidates for judges are submitted to a public view process, while the attorney or attachment and their attachments do not pass through the scrutiny of the company.
“Why do they take us to the race as a cane for ingenuity? What is hurry? Why do judges candidates go to public views and those nominated for attachments of the Attorney General and the attorney nominated for no public views? The expert in constitutional procedures highlighted.
He added in that sense that “what explains this unreasonable differentiation? These are valid questions that move a lot of concern and suspicion. Then don’t say we don’t notice it. May God protect us! The blow warns! “
On his side Castillo described as a ridiculous that he talks as independence when he will be Abinader himself who will choose the attorney for his seven attachments.
“The designation of a general attorney with the new constitution of the Magna to choose an attorney under the allegation that he was independent because that is already reflected in the Constitution, ”he said.
He said that it is ridiculous to speak of independence now because “the Public Ministry has administrative, economic autonomy and in its decisions for this reason we opposed this.”
The meeting
At the meeting last Friday at the National Palace, the CNM approved the new regulations for the choice of the official and his seven attachments.
There were also seven observations that made institutions and personalities to the norm.
The new Dominican Constitution indicates that the attorney will be appointed for a period not exceeding four years.
A note
Antolian
The Legal consultant Antoliano Peralta and Judge Nancy Salcedo, secretary of the CNM, reported that on the 19th of the current month the name of the person who will replace Miriam Germán would be known as attorney.
