BE, PCP, Livre and PAN defended this Friday the hearing of the Attorney General of the Republic (PGR) in Parliament regarding the actions of the public ministry, insisting on the need for explanations, a hypothesis that Chega considered inappropriate.
This position was taken in the Assembly of the Republic in statements to journalists after the President of the Parliament, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, said this Friday in an interview with Antena 1 that the Attorney General of the Republic, Lucília Gago, must give clarifications to the Parliament regarding the processes that have caused the political crises.
We are talking about investigations carried out by the Ministry of State, such as those that led to the resignation of the previous chief executive, led by António Costa, and the government of Madeira, led by Miguel Albuquerque, which led to early elections in both cases.
Chegi President Andre Ventura said he heard “with some surprise and concern” the words of the President of Parliament, believing that the Public Ministry is obliged to give explanations and can communicate “more effectively”, but without coming to the Assembly of Parliament. Republic.
“What is disturbing about these statements is that the President of the Assembly, in clear violation of the principle of separation of powers, says that when judicial processes create political facts, Ms. PGR should come to parliament to give clarification,” he criticized. considering that, according to this logic, any case involving a politician will require an explanation from the prosecutor’s office in parliament.
Considering that the President of Parliament should be “the first guarantor of the separation of powers”, André Ventura said that his party will today ask José Pedro Aguiar-Branco for explanations, namely “what he meant by political facts, what did he mean, tell me, how to convene parliament [a PGR] and clarifications are provided in Parliament, and what is the extent of these clarifications.”
Regarding BE, Parliamentary Leader Fabian Figueiredo felt that Lucília Gago owed the country an explanation and praised Aguiar-Branco for joining the call, stressing that “in 50 years of democracy, we have never seen an episode like this.”
The blockers will not yet come forward with a request to summon Lucilia Gago to parliament, hoping that she herself will be able to give an explanation to the deputies.
However, “if the prosecutor remains locked in his dungeons, continues to evade, thinks that in the 21st century it is possible to dispense justice the way she did, BE will look in a wider field to ensure that the prosecutor comes to the AP.”
Regarding the PCP, MP António Filipe said that he is waiting until Lucília Gago is available to provide clarifications in Parliament regarding the actions of the MP and explained that the Communists will not make any requests, but will not make them impossible if they will be introduced to other political forces.
However, according to PCP, “there are some fundamental points that should be clear: PGR has no political responsibility to AR; MP autonomy is a core principle of the democratic rule of law and must be respected, and the PGR cannot and should not provide explanations on specific processes.”
As for Livre, MP Jorge Pinto insisted that the PGR owes an explanation “to the MPs, but above all to the country,” and said his party would propose discussing the topic at a leadership conference to better understand “the scale of this problem.” call”.
PAN spokeswoman Inés Souza Real said the possible parliamentary hearings against Lucília Gago “do not undermine the separation of powers,” insisting that Lucília Gago needed an explanation.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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