The leadership of the Association of Former Deputies of the Assembly of the Republic (AEDAR) believes that the “opacity” of judicial procedures continues to worsen and argues that clarification should be provided by the Attorney General of the Republic (PGR).
“This appeal is publicly formulated to the Chairman of the Assembly of the Republic. [José Pedro Aguiar-Branco]leadership of parliamentary groups, the government and the president of the republic himself [Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa]which is responsible for ensuring the regular functioning of democratic institutions so that everyone contributes to restoring the necessary confidence in the functioning of the justice system,” AEDAR said in a statement issued on Tuesday.
For this association, headed by former minister and Socialist MP Jorge Lacao, in particular, Lucília Gago must provide “a full justification for the inaction in issuing the directive necessary to regulate the internal rules of the regime of hierarchical dependence and responsibility.” prosecutors.”
And also, what is “knowledge of the legally required directive regarding the regulation of the administrative collection of elements and information at the pre-procedural stage”; on the “legally required” directive regarding the determination of criteria for the referral of cases to various police criminal investigation bodies, on the legally required actions taken so far to monitor the various criminal investigation bodies aimed at verifying the degree; upholding the rule of law and guaranteeing the protection of the fundamental rights of citizens and the hierarchical criteria necessary to ensure the prevention and investigation of systematic and serious violations of judicial secrecy.”
“Moreover, it is considered legitimate to require that periodic reports, namely the annual report on the activities of the prosecutor’s office, be assessed in the Assembly of the Republic and, in the circumstances, the PGR must, at this headquarters, respond to the data and recommendations contained therein or which should be provided for in it,” it is also noted.
For this association of former deputies, “the omission of such a procedure represents a very serious deficiency in the assumption of political and institutional responsibilities within the normal functioning of the democratic rule of law, both on the part of the Assembly of the Republic and the Public Ministry.”
Former MPs note that “Portuguese society has realized with bewilderment and shock that the justice system, through successive procedures without evidence of consistency or adequate justification, contributes to the erosion of trust among citizens in the good administration of justice.”
They then criticize “the use of forms of disproportionate intrusion into the sphere of privacy or interference with the typical criteria of political life, examples of which are the inordinate and trivial use of wiretapping, search operations carried out under the gun of the spectacle.” condition and detention for periods significantly exceeding those provided for by the constitution.”
They also point to “constant violations of judicial secrecy with undisguised consequences for normal public life and the protection of individual rights.”
All these situations “represent clear examples of abuses that cannot remain indifferent to all those who have fought over the years to create a rule of law worthy of the name,” it adds.
In the statement, AEDAR also agrees with the content of the manifesto “For Justice Reform in Defense of the Democratic Rule of Law,” recently signed by hundreds of citizens from “the most diverse political and ideological backgrounds.”
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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