Overview
- Supreme Court and CGPJ president Isabel Perelló said independent judges are indispensable to the rule of law and representative democracy.
- Her remarks followed government attacks on the Supreme Court over the conviction of former attorney general Álvaro García Ortiz.
- The court’s Second Chamber sentenced García Ortiz to two years of disqualification for revealing secrets, according to the coverage.
- Perelló asked that disagreements with judicial decisions be expressed with respect so judges can work with calm, independence and serenity.
- She cited arguments from Timothy Garton Ash on checks and balances and echoed Miquel Roca’s defense of institutional loyalty and constructive disagreement.