Attorney General at the Supreme: "I am here because I believe in justice and truth."
The main associations of judges and prosecutors, as well as some members of the General Council of the Judiciary, asked him not to attend the event because he is being prosecuted for a crime of disclosure of secrets in the run-up to the trial.
Alvaro García Ortiz, Attorney General of the State.
TheAttorney General of the State, Alvaro García Ortiz , has stated before the King of Spain that he is "fully aware" of his procedural situation, but that if he has attended the opening of the judicial year it is because he believes in justice and the institutions that make it up, "and of course also in the truth."
García Ortiz has made these statements in the Chamber of Plenums of the Supreme Court after the main associations of judges and prosecutors and some members of the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) have asked him not to attend the event for being prosecuted for a crime of disclosure of secrets in the run-up to the trial.
Before the judges and prosecutors who will be tried in the coming months, the Attorney-General has stated that he is "fully aware"of the special circumstances of his intervention" as a result of his procedural situation "and has expressed respect for all opinions.
Having said that, he said, "If I am here as Attorney General of the State, it is because I believe in justice and the institutions that make it up. I believe in the rule of law, in the independenceof the judiciary, in the principles of legality and impartiality.
In addition, García Ortiz has taken the opportunity to ask for respectfor the Public Prosecutor's Office and to defend the institution: "I call for respect, respect for the functions of the Spanish Public Prosecutor's Office and the work of all prosecutors. I sincerely believe that it is a solid, reliable institution that structures a country and guarantees compliance with the law."
At the end of his speech , applause was heard in the Chamber, which is quite unusual in this act, which is very rigid in its customs and protocols. His acquaintances have not applauded the speech and have remained silent, as have most of the judges and members of the CGPJ.
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