He President of the Junta of AndalusiaJuanma Moreno, inaugurated this Monday morning the City of Justice of Lucena, in which the regional administration invested 7.3 million.
He The new complex will serve as a model for the judicial facilities to be built now in the medium-sized towns of Andalusia. It The building triples the surface area of the current one. and it is prepared so that the city and the region can have a fourth court, a permanent request of the Lucena Bar Association.
Construction work started at the end of 2021. Although the initial execution period was 18 months, the need to change the location of an electrical energy transformer delayed the start of activity in the Lucena City Hall of Justice. Antonio Nieto, scheduled for January of this year. The Lucentine facilities now become the second largest judicial infrastructure in the province, surpassed only by that of the capital.
At the property’s inauguration ceremony, Moreno expressed his satisfaction for the realization of this workemphasizing that the new headquarters « search A a more modern justice, more humanmore accessible and which gives dignity to justice itself as a fundamental pillar of our society.
The Andalusian president indicated that the construction of this building responds to a firm commitment from the Andalusian government with the improvement in this area in the region, in accordance with the Judicial Infrastructure Plan 2020-2030, which has a total investment of 1.5 billion euros.
The head of the regional executive stressed the importance of justice like a essential public service which has no private alternative, and claims the need for public investment to ensure the quality and independence of this state power. “Justice is fundamental to the strength of democracy and requires adequate infrastructure and means to be delivered not only normally, but also with quality,” he said.
THE new headquarters in Lucena is designed to be a sustainability model, accessibility and comfortand was planned with a vision of the future, allowing the expansion of its facilities according to the growing needs of the population, which exceeds 65,000 inhabitants in its judicial area. The building has modern facilitiescomprising two courtrooms, a wedding room, a Gesell room for taking statements from vulnerable victims and services such as the forensic medicine sector and the victim support service, among other services.
The new headquarters will be the model to follow for new judicial infrastructures in medium-sized Andalusian cities
Moreno also stressed that this headquarters is the first of a new construction within the framework of the judicial infrastructure plan and will serve as a reference for future buildings in Andalusia.Lucena deserved public infrastructure At height of its importancea city that continues to grow demographically and economically,” he noted.
Furthermore, the President took the opportunity to demand better funding for Andalusiastressing that the region suffers from underfunding that limits the budgetary possibilities to undertake projects of this type. “I demand justice for Andalusia in financial matters and also equality for our community,” he added.
In his speech, Moreno announced that the Andalusian government will present an appeal of unconstitutionality against the amnesty law, which, according to the legal services of the Andalusian Government, represents a violation of a fundamental right. “Andalusia cannot, must not and will not turn a blind eye,” he said, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to defending the equality of all citizens and justice.
Finally, the The President congratulated the people of Lucena and all the judicial sector for this new infrastructure, which will not only improve the working conditions of professionals in the judicial field, but will also guarantee more agile and better quality justice for citizens.
