Tuesday, March 12, 2024
It was learned that the deputy Amelia Pérez resigned minutes before the fifth voting session began for the election of the prosecutor
Minutes before the start of the voting session of the extraordinary chamber of the Plenary Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice to elect the Attorney General of the Nation, it was announced that the alternative Amelia Pérez resigned from the nomination.
What the trio stated is that the decision is irrevocable leaving Luz Adriana Camargo Garzón and Ángela María Buitrago Ruiz as the only candidates.
In the letter he indicated that the resignation “is due to the emergence and interference of factors foreign to a calm and peaceful electionwhich have been crossed by disturbing episodes, such as, for example, the questioning of opinions other than the one I subscribed to, spread on the so-called social networks, but which, absurdly, have been attributed to me without any basis (…) with the “It is aggravating that such opinions are the exclusive, and exclusive, elaboration of a third party”.
According to Fabio Pulido, constitutional lawyerthe President must complete the shortlist since it is not possible to choose between two candidates. However, the remaining shortlists remain in place as candidates and the only one who must be replaced is Amelia Pérez, Therefore, there should not be a complete change of the shortlist.
The President has no limit to establish another name to complete the shortlist, so it is possible that the vote will be delayed until another candidate is available for the position.
This is how the process went
Before this resignation, The Court aspired to make a firm choice today before the departure of five judges who complete their eight-year term in April.: Luis Alonso Rico, Aroldo Wilson Quiroz Monsalvo, Fernando Castillo Cadena, Gerardo Botero Zuluaga and Luis Antonio Hernández Barbosa.
The precedent of an election with a quorum of less than 23 seats was when the annulment of the election of Viviane Morales occurred.. At that time, experts point out that the Court decided to “interpret its regulations as appropriate,” which was considered a vice.
How is the vote going?
On March 7, Camargo managed to rebound and that progress was one of the reasons why the extraordinary session was called today, especially because the blank vote, which led at the beginning of the year, is no longer as strong.
“Camargo Garzón, 59 years old, is a former assistant judge of the Supreme Court of Justice who accompanied the current Minister of Defense, Iván Velásquez, both in the high court and in the work of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG). “, Colprensa reported.
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On the other hand, Buitrago has been away from the Court rooms since she has been holding meetings with the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaraguasince it is part of this commission until 2025.
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