Opposition senator warns of a possible political impeachment of Supreme Court justices in Paraguay

In Paraguay, over the past few weeks, reports have grown about a possible political impeachment against justices of the Supreme Court of Justice who would not be aligned with cartismo, according to ABC Color.

According to that outlet, the justices mentioned in those rumors are Manuel Ramírez Candia, Gustavo Santander Dans and Víctor Ríos Ojeda. ABC Color noted that the three did not take part in the meeting at Mburuvicha Róga with President Santiago Peña, in a gathering that, according to that publication, would also have included Horacio Cartes. It also indicated that they coincided in the vote that declared the loss of office of Kattya González unconstitutional.

Senator Yolanda Paredes, of Cruzada Nacional, confirmed to ABC Color that she was consulted about her opinion on a possible process against justices of the Court. The lawmaker said the intention would be to replace them with profiles more aligned with the government and stated that cartismo seeks to display more power.

Still according to ABC Color, Paredes also questioned the rest of the composition of the highest court and asked Ramírez Candia, Santander and Ríos to take a firmer stance so that the public will support them.

The outlet also recalled the ruling by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights against Paraguay in the case of former justices Bonifacio Ríos Ávalos and Carlos Fernández Gadea, a decision in which the need to safeguard judicial independence and the separation of powers was underscored.

Sources

• ABC Color

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