Overview

• Attorney General García Ortiz has given top prosecutors three days to provide input on the proposed reform of the Organic Statute of the Public Ministry.
• The reform grants the Junta de Fiscales de Sala the power to override the Attorney General’s decisions with a three-fifths majority vote.
• Justice Minister Félix Bolaños has sent letters to judges’ and prosecutors’ associations defending the reforms as critical for addressing 21st-century judicial challenges.
• Judges’ and prosecutors’ associations have criticized the reforms, warning they could undermine judicial independence and enable partisan influence.
• The expedited legislative process bypassed waiting for the Consejo Fiscal’s report, with the government citing the absence of an extension request.