The Congress of Deputies responds to the Supreme Court judge, Leopoldo Puente, after in the order for freedom of José Luis Ábalos he proposed “opening a reflection” on a reform of the regulations for cases such as the one he judges affect a deputy. “We believe in the separation of powers and that the role of the judiciary is to comply with the laws, not to give an opinion on them,” point out sources from the presidency of the Chamber, who also criticize that the magistrate has not passed on that order.
“The Regulations of Congress obliges the Supreme Court to communicate the orders and sentences that are issued that affect Ábalos and it has not communicated anything to us. Perhaps instead of recommending that we change the laws, it would be better for them to comply with the existing ones. Congress is complying with its current regulations,” they reproach. In the order in which he keeps José Luis Ábalos free, Leopoldo Puente alludes to the “stupor” produced, in his opinion, by the fact that the former socialist minister continues to be a deputy. “This instructor is no stranger to the natural astonishment that occurs when a person, in front of whom there are such consistent indications of the possible commission of very serious crimes (…) can continue to exercise at the same time the high functions that correspond to a member of Congress.”
Informa José Enrique Monrosi.