The Association of Prosecutors (AF), the majority in that race, published a statement this Monday in which it regrets the statements of the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, in which he defended the innocence of the State Attorney General, Álvaro García Ortiz, who is
“The Association of Prosecutors wants to show that constitutional institutions must act with neutrality and therefore regrets that the President of the Government in an interview with EL PAÍS has interfered in the function of judging that corresponds exclusively to the Supreme Court, which must carry out a conscientious assessment of the evidence and indications found in the records and those carried out in oral proceedings,” the prosecutors indicate in a statement.
Thus, they consider that Sánchez’s words seek to delegitimize the courts and put pressure on judges and prosecutors: “Trying to usurp these functions is not in keeping with the constitutional principles that govern the rule of law and they only intend to pressure and delegitimize the courts,” they point out. The statement concludes with the warning that both institutions and those who lead them “must respect each other” and “respect the citizens to whom they are responsible.”
“I trust in justice and I believe that the truth will end up prevailing in these two cases. And in the case that is currently occupying the front pages and the debate this week, which is the trial of the State Attorney General, because the Government continues to believe in his innocence, and even more so after everything seen,” Sánchez declared to EL PAÍS in an interview published this Sunday.
