30.04.2014 - 10:07
The General Council on Judicial Power has opened an investigation into Judge Santiago Vidal due to the judge’s participation in the creation of a draft constitution for an independent Catalonia. The CGPJ called him to testify on May 19 and asked the presidents of the Superior Court of Justice in Catalonia and the Barcelona Court to declare whether Vidal had asked for authorization or if he had communicated to them that he would be working on the project.
The magistrate explained publicly that he has begun work on editing a draft of a constitution for Catalonia together with ten other judges, community representatives, academics, lawyers, and sovereignty groups.
The Spokesperson for the Catalan Government, Francesc Homs, said that he had no knowledge of this draft magna carta and underscored that the Catalan executive respects all of the initiatives that are undertaken in the community.
