Marlaska affirms that 'lawfare' "does not exist" in Spain

Rules out clashes between the Executive and Judicial Powers in Spain

BARCELONA, 31 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, has stated that 'lawfare' "does not exist" in Spain and has added verbatim that Spanish judges fulfill their duties with strict compliance with the legal system in parameters of independence and impartiality.

In an interview in 'La Vanguardia' collected this Sunday by Europa Press, he ruled out any clashes between the Executive and the Judiciary in Spain and pointed out that the latter is "the basis of the rule of law."

When asked if he believes that it is an excess or is part of the instruction that the judge of the National Court considers that the cause of the Tsunami is terrorism, he responded that judicial resolutions must be respected but he has pointed out that when the causes "are not definitively judged, we still have to be more cautious in their assessment".

Regarding the European migration pact, he has literally pointed out that it will help complex transitional circumstances, such as the one experienced in the Canary Islands, "be addressed in a co-responsible manner by the European Union (EU)."

"It is a step forward because before there was nothing: we have a migration pact in which for the first time there is talk of solidarity. And with scrupulous respect for human rights," he defended, and assured that it has been one of the priorities of the Ministry of the Interior during the Spanish presidency of the EU.

Asked about the 2,000 euros that a country will have to pay for each person it does not welcome, he pointed out that those countries that cannot assume the commitment to relocate migrants will assume "another form of collaboration, which is by financing projects that will favor the fight against mafias in third countries".

Marlaska has stated that the reform of the 'gag law' is a "priority objective, but always combining a balance between the defense of fundamental rights with an essential guarantee for the State security forces and bodies to carry out their work."

Regarding the request for an escort to the former president of the Generalitat Carles Puigdemont that the Minister of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Cortes, Félix Bolaños, assured that the Interior would process, he explained that a report has been requested from the State Attorney's Office and that they are "pending to receive it."

When asked why he is requesting it again if in August 2018 a report was already requested from the Legal Profession for the same matter and he defended that it was not appropriate, he responded that the reports "have to be updated or ratified where appropriate, but always accompanied the moment of the request".

The minister has textually assured that he is not aware that the transfer of the National Police Headquarters on Via Laietana in Barcelona is being requested: "I will say one important thing: it is not on the table, far from it," he pointed out.

"The buildings where heinous crimes were committed in these 40 years are being resignified by all public officials; be they civil guards, national police or civil servants of the State, who are working with scrupulous respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms," he said. defended.

Regarding the entry of Romania and Bulgaria into the Schengen area, he celebrated that it is "great news and represents the culmination of great work by the Spanish presidency, which had placed the migration pact and the full incorporation" of these countries into the Schengen area among its priorities. space.