The Justice Reform Manifesto calls for the appointment of a transparent and accountable SRT

The Justice Reform Manifesto wants the appointment of the Prosecutor General of the Republic (PGR) to be an “open, transparent and controlled” process, and rejects discussions on the reform of the Ministry of State against this judicial system and without it.

Following the first meeting of subscribers to the “Manifesto for Justice Reform in Defense of the Democratic Rule of Law,” which brings together one hundred figures from various fields, lawyer and former Social Democratic MP Monica Quintela presented to journalists the main ideas of the meeting.

Subscribers reaffirmed their commitment to the contents of the manifesto and reaffirmed the need for justice reform to protect the rule of law, democracy, freedoms, rights and guarantees, as well as a new model for the appointment of PIGs, he said.

Stressing that the current PGRs “were not even the subject” of today’s meeting at the Culturgest in Lisbon, Monica Quintela referred to the consensus on the need for the selection of the next to go through a “totally open, transparent process, controlled by all Portuguese”, allowing us to understand the thoughts of the candidates for a position in the field of justice and the functions they will perform in a “structuring position as a pillar of democracy.”

Answering the question that the discussion of justice reform, namely the functioning of parliament, takes place in the absence of any representative of this judicial branch, Monica Quintela emphasized that “any citizen can discuss whatever he wants, and that such structures, since the Supreme Judicial Council (SCM) or the High Council of Prosecutors (VSMP) “have their own headquarters” for this, he admitted that an invitation to join the discussion would make sense.

“These contacts will obviously be meaningful and meaningful. The MP, CSM and CSMP can be heard and we would welcome their input. Moreover, it is also one of the goals that all procedural subjects of the justice system contribute and that they cannot in any way think that this is something against them, because it is not,” said the former deputy.

“We are glad that the judges-deputies signed the manifesto. This is by no means against the deputy, it is with the deputy. What the country needs is a strong, autonomous deputy,” said Monica Quintela, who He did not fail to emphasize the need for the judiciary to “carry out self-criticism.”

The group of reflections brought together names in Culturgest such as former PSD President Rui Rio, one of the most critical voices of the deputy, former Presidents of the Assembly of the Republic Eduardo Ferro Rodríguez and Augusto Santos Silva, former ministers. Ministry of Education Maria de Lourdes Rodríguez (PS) and David Justino (PSD), lawyers Daniel Proença de Carvalho and António García Pereira and other figures.

After the manifesto has already been accepted by the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, and the Prime Minister, Luis Montenegro, the manifesto’s subscribers will be received on Tuesday by the leader of the opposition and the Secretary General of the PS, Pedro Nuno Santos.

The civic movement plans to organize a convention in September that will include conferences, debates and outreach sessions “to make people realize that justice is as important to their lives as education and health,” Monica Quintela said.

The manifesto was published in early May, when the document was signed by a group of 50 people, later joined by another 51 people, advocating a “civil coup” that would put an end to the “troubling inertia” of political agents regarding justice reform, in an address to the President of the Republic, Government and Parliament.