20200123
23 January 2020

The Supreme Court rejects Torra’s request for the precautionary suspension of his disqualification as an MP, and strips him of his seat

Breaches:



The Supreme Court decides not to provisionally suspend the disqualification of Quim Torra as an MP, ordered by the Central Electoral Board following his conviction for disobedience for not having removed the yellow ribbons from the Palace of the Government of Catalonia, a conviction which is still not final. The request to suspend the disqualification had been presented by Torra himself and had the support of the Prosecutor’s Office. Torra presents an appeal for protection before the Constitutional Court, and also asks the Court for precautionary measures. On the same day, and at VOX’s request, the Central Electoral Board orders the president of Parliament, Roger Torrent, to enforce Torra’s disqualification.

Post 759
Search for more cases:

Report this case to the European Commission

Blatant violations of the rule of law like this one are never included in the Rule of Law report that the Commission publishes each year on the rule of law developments in each Member State.

Through this form, you can send an email to the Commission asking them to consider this case in their next report.

Let's fill up the inboxes of the Commissioners to make it more difficult for them to ignore these in the next report.

Denuncia aquest cas davant de la UE!
Enviant un email fent clic aquí