2023-08-29 08:05:38
The attempted coup against the free expression of thought by the attorney general, Consuelo Porras, failed: the Constitutional Court rejected an ominous protection requested last Friday to silence the demonstrations in front of the headquarters of the Public Ministry and to censor, under pretexts inapplicable, criticism of his management. To hide such a serious constitutional attack, the action was brought against the president, the Minister of the Interior and the director of the National Civil Police, it is not known if a compadre spoke or to commit them to repress the citizenry. In both cases, it leaves them in a bad light, since the sign paints them as inefficient in carrying out their work, something that obviously has not happened, since said building has remained guarded day and night by police fences.
It is unknown for sure who was in charge of preparing the file of tweets and complaints. The despotic demand seems to be concocted by a tinterillo and not by the highest authority of the entity in charge of criminal prosecution in the country, who signs it, which is worrisome.
But let none of the above be misleading: the intention was perverse and totally opposed to the rule of law for which the Attorney General’s Office must ensure. Such an attempt should warrant a thorough investigation by the Human Rights Ombudsman, but it is already known that the head of this entity is attached to the ruling party and does not care about defending the people. Perhaps some commission of the Congress of the Republic could exercise it, but this same legislature has previously attempted other forms of censorship against the press, through legal and unsustainable decrees.
The Constitutional Court cannot be considered as saving the guarantees, since it only acted with the function for which it was created, but it still needs more work. For example, putting in his place the judge who continued with an unfeasible order to cancel a political party, Movimiento Semilla, issued in the middle of the electoral process, despite the express prohibition in the Electoral Law, of constitutional rank. The same would be true of the prosecution that has harassed the Supreme Electoral Tribunal with the clear intention of dismantling it: another blow to democracy that the CC is obliged to deal with gallantry and with no more fidelity than to the Magna Carta.
In any case, the plenary session of TSE magistrates made the results of the second round elections official, in which the pairing of Bernardo Arévalo and Karin Herrera, who are already president-elect and vice-president-elect, was the clear winner, in transparent elections, participatory and with very few challenges that do not alter the figures obtained. The big loser, for the third time, Sandra Torres, should show a bit of political maturity and moderate good sense to recognize the triumph of her adversaries, despite the support of mayors and official deputies.
The plenary of TSE magistrates will have to amend the plan to the Citizens Registrar, under the protection of the constitutional norm. It must also request international support, through precautionary measures from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, for the free and democratic decision of citizens. No legislation can or should undermine the foundations of democracy. In any case, it must highlight the lack of suitability of certain officials who have been abusing their power for a long time. And it is worth reminding them that any criticism of public officials constitutes an offense or crime.
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