The deputy spokesman of the PP in Congress, Cayetana Alvarez of Toledostated the Minister of the Presidency and Justice, Felix Bolanosfor his attacks on the judge Juan Carlos Peinadowho is investigating the wife of Pedro Sanchez, Begoña Gomezfor the offences of corruption in business and influence peddling, and for failing to promote an amnesty law that pardons the offence of embezzlement Carles Puigdemont. “You’re worse than I thought.”said the popular deputy this Wednesday during the government control session in the Lower House.
“Is it a ‘democratic action’ on the part of the ministers to harm the public image of the judge who is investigating the president’s wife?” asked Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo in the Chamber. The PP deputy accuses the socialist minister of having led “a lynching campaign” against Judge Peinado for investigating the wife of the President of the Government. For this reason, he asked her to “ask for forgiveness” for “violating her right to honor”, after the Provincial Court of Madrid approved the magistrate’s investigation against Begoña Gómez for embezzlement. “Insulting Begoña Gómez’s investigating judge has become in a state sine qua non condition to be a minister“, underlined Álvarez de Toledo.
The deputy spokesman of the PP in Congress recalled the “two spectacular decisive failures” that Félix Bolaños has had so far in this term. The first of these is that he failed to “protect the president’s wife” and, the second, that he failed to “protect Mr. Puigdemont’s vote.”
“Why exactly were you appointed minister? To put justice at the service of Sánchez. Yesterday, the Court gave Judge Peinado carte blanche to also investigate her for embezzlement, despite the lynching campaign you are leading. Insulting Begoña Gómez’s investigating judge has become a condition sine qua non condition to be a minister. From the first to the last, on the blue bench, they told him everything. Of course, they do not dare to call him a prevaricator, for fear of being prosecuted like Mrs. Belarra. To do evil, you also need a certain courage.Mr. Bolanos: In fact, stop harassing the judges. Ask Judge Peinado for forgiveness today for violating your right to honor, the one he implicitly invokes in his project. Or is it a right to honor exclusive to Mr. Sánchez, his wife and his brother who are also investigating in Badajoz,” explained the PP leader?
“Consider Puigdemont dead”
The second failure of Félix Bolaños, according to Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo, was his failure to “protect Mr Puigdemont’s vote”after the Supreme Court refused to apply amnesty to the former president of the Generalitat and leader of the Junts. “No stability, no path, no nothing. And this despite the last pilgrimage to Switzerland, an unprecedented scandal in Europe. In fact, 10 days ago, Mr. Marlaska said “we would have liked Mr. Puigdemont to be arrested, this will not happen again.” Listen, it’s very simple, Mr. Marlaska, stop now and ask questions here to Mr. Cerdán“Moreover, we will know what new capitulations the government of transparency is preparing. And in any case, they will be useless,” he stressed.
For all this, the PP deputy defends that the government of Pedro Sánchez “Consider Puigdemont dead”“Members of the Junts, Mr. Bolaños sold Mr. Puigdemont a broken amnesty, impossible to apply in a state of law. And now the government is also blackmailing him through the media: submission to his big boss and to Mr. Illa, or perpetual exile, a bit like Zapatero in Caracas,” he noted.
“In summary, ladies and gentlemen, the government considers Puigdemont dead, Puigdemont considers Mr. Cerdán dead, in ERC they are killing each other and you, Mr. Bolaños, allow me to tell you, he’s starting to look really bad“, decided Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo.
Bolaños’ response
For his part, Félix Bolaños celebrated the departure of the deputy spokesman of the PP in Congress. “parliamentary ostracism”“, while trying to affirm his “maximum respect and maximum confidence in the courts and judges of this country so that they act impartially, with independence, so that they render justice.”
The Minister of the Presidency and Justice argued that “it is obviously fundamental for democracy that judicial decisions are followed and respected” and, “when you don’t agree with themappeals can be made to the courts, to the extent that our judicial system allows. “And you can also disagree with them in the exercise of freedom of expression with respect and with arguments, respect and arguments that you do not use in your opposition to this government. It would be a much better country if you opposed it with respect and with arguments,” he said.
“And on the day they render justice, you will ask for forgiveness to all those who sully with their statements. “Be clear,” Bolaños said from his seat, addressing the PP bench.
