Norma Torres, an American congresswoman who has repeatedly condemned excesses of power, spoke out against this new offense in the rule of law, following the approval of reforms that hit judicial independence.
On Tuesday, deputies loyal to Nayib Bukele passed a decree which will allow a purge inside the Judiciary. This, then, will force the withdrawal of judges and magistrates (except those of the Supreme Court of Justice) over 60 years and facilitate the transfer between courts.
Inside and outside the country this has been seen as a new blow to the balance of power, which adds to the constant blows to democracy that the government of Nayib Bukele has given.
Norma Torres, an American congresswoman who has repeatedly condemned these excesses of power, spoke out against this new offense against the rule of law.
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“El Salvador took another drastic leap towards the undermining of the rule of law, the independence of the judiciary, the obstruction of significant cases and the politicization of justice,” said the American legislator of Guatemalan origin. .
She has warned on numerous occasions that the blows to democracy, transparency and the fight against corruption are factors that fuel the irregular migration of people to the United States.
Yesterday he reiterated his condemnation and stated that El Salvador is siding with the non-democratic governments of the region. “These attacks on democratic institutions and principles threaten human rights and put the country on a collision course with regional democracies,” he noted.
He concluded by saying that “the government of El Salvador must respect its own constitutions and democracy,” precisely something that Bukele and his loyal followers tend to ignore.
Far from rectifying on the occasions that Torres and other U.S. lawmakers have condemned the blows to democracy in his government, Nayib Bukele has mocked them, downplayed them, and even called the voters of this California congressman. to remove her from her current position, something that could constitute a crime of electoral interference.
To the wide chorus of voices that have rejected the fact was also added the influential Democratic congressman Jim McGovern, who in a tweet noted that the interest in further undermining the balance of power by Salvadoran officialdom is very clear.
“I condemn the new unconstitutional law in El Salvador that purges all judges over the age of 60,” McGovern said on his social network.
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