Competition for judges of the National Court will continue, despite controversies – La Nación

2024-09-04 17:59:33

Members of the Judicial Council assured that the competition for the selection of judges will continue.

Complaints were filed regarding the contest alleged charges to favor candidates. The Prosecutor’s Office carried out raids and an investigation is underway.

Given this scenario, this Friday, July 26, 2024, the president of the Council of the Judiciary, Mario Godoyreported that they cannot comment on the criminal matter, since it is under investigation. What they did mention is that they proceeded to administrative processes internal.

The President of the Council of the Judiciary He assured that they will give all the facilities to the Prosecutor’s Office to carry out the investigations.

According to the Prosecutor’s Officefive CJ officials would have demanded money from applicants for the judges’ competition. The raids took place on July 25, 2024, in Pichincha, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas and Azuay.

Other shadows in the process

The protection actions, on the other hand, were raised before the Constitutional Court by three candidates, who were excluded in the confidence test phase. To date, there are 70 candidates for 10 positions of titular judges and 15 of associate judges of the National Court of Justice.

By: EL COMERCIO