Filizzola says the opposition will not support a political impeachment to remove Supreme Court justices

Senator Rafael Filizzola said, in statements published by ABC Color, that there is an intention to promote actions against some members of the Supreme Court of Justice and warned that, in his view, the goal would be to remove those who do not answer to political interests.

According to the opposition legislator, different names were mentioned in those conversations and even, again according to what was cited by ABC Color, at one point the State Attorney General, Emiliano Rolón, and the electoral justice system were also mentioned as part of the same package.

Filizzola said the opposition will not support a possible political impeachment if the purpose is to remove justices he considers independent or who, in his view, are properly carrying out their duties. He also argued that any change in the Court’s composition must be assessed based on the performance of its members and not on their alignment with political sectors.

In that sense, he stressed that before moving forward there must be a concrete cause and that a single episode is not enough, but rather it would have to involve a magistrate with poor performance sustained over time.

According to what was published by ABC Color, Filizzola also said that there would currently be at least 20 votes against a political impeachment of Supreme Court justices, which could make it difficult for an initiative of that kind to advance. The outlet recalled that the process must begin in the Chamber of Deputies, according to Article 225 of the National Constitution.

Sources

• ABC Color

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