What the Judicial Coup Fight in Costa Rica Is Actually About : The Tico Times | Costa Rica News
7 Articles
7 Articles
The ruling party announces that it will disobey the rulings of the supreme court, triggering the alarm of former presidents, the opposition and the magistrates themselves
What the Judicial Coup Fight in Costa Rica is Actually About : The Tico Times | Costa Rica News
President Fernández accused four justices of the Constitutional Chamber of staging a coup d’état on Friday and announced that the governing-party legislative bench will file a criminal complaint against them on Monday over a ruling that provisionally extended the appointments of the court’s substitute justices. The announcement was delivered in a video recorded at Casa Presidencial, where Fernández appeared alongside Legislative Assembly preside…
San José, 31 Jul (EFE).- The Constitutional Chamber of Costa Rica lamented and described this Friday as "disproportionate" the statements of the government that accuse the court of directing a "state coup against the Legislative Assembly", after the Congress has extended for seven months the appointments of the alternate judges of this Chamber from a list of candidates provided by the judiciary itself. https://holanews.com/wp-content/uploads/202…
Five former presidents this Friday questioned the government's accusations against the Constitutional Chamber's ruling that extended the appointment of its alternate judges and defended the court's action.This afternoon, in a five-minute video, the government called the judicial decision a "coup," while legislative president Yara Jiménez announced the filing of a complaint of course prevarication against the four judges who passed the resolution.
I have filed a criminal complaint with the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic against four judges of the Constitutional Chamber. I do not do so from any party, nor from any office, nor do I have any economic interest in the matter. I do so because I believe that defending the Constitution and the rule of law is not the exclusive task of [...]
The decision of the Constitutional Chamber to extend the appointment of the alternate judges while the Legislative Assembly concludes the pending appointments opened a new front in the pulse that the ruling party maintains with this power.In response, the president of the Congress, Yara Jiménez, announced this Friday that she will file a complaint for alleged prevarication against four judges of the Chamber. The announcement was made together wi…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
