Interview with President of the Supreme Court
By: Carlos Menocal
Beatriz de León, President of the Supreme Court. (Photo PL: Emerson Díaz).
president of the Supreme Court, Beatriz de León, believes that crimes of genocide must be prosecuted, and calls for the benefit of the doubt for the judges. He argues that in the case of Efrain Rios Montt no international interference.
Beatriz de León, President of the Supreme Court, believes that the Constitutional Court (CC) had no case to shelter against Efrain Rios Montt his appearance, which had asked English Judge St.spoon some witnesses and others in a investigation. In Guatemala it is used all the time, through letters rogatory, where offices and a courtroom of people listen to witnesses and then sends the measure to the court that administers the case. Same thing in this process.
Is that what they called the English judge?
Indeed. The English judge who has ordered the process to request that a number of small steps, and the judge decided that Guatemala would take place, citing people. The
under the CC states that the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) did not send the background, and therefore benefited Ríos Montt. Is it enough that argument?
The 18 pieces of criminal proceedings were not subject DISCUSSIONand in criminal cases ... Yes
Where there are important people, lawyers misused resources and legal tools to disrupt a process.
What causes that? Extends
processes. So there are cases that last up to 10 years and the files are large. After so long, who denounced get tired and leave the case.
What happened to the proposal to reform the Law of Protection?
can not remove an amparo action, because it is a constitutional guarantee. Only you would put some restrictions, as the judge hearing the case should continue pending the outcome and the deadline for submission is less. Also asked to limit the writs of complaint.
Thepublic believes that there is slow implementation of justice. Is it true?
Citizenship feel desperate about the lack of timely justice. The courts are overloaded and can not fulfill in some cases.
What have you done about it?
I made requests to the Executive to enable us to create new courts, because the current ones are inadequate.
This means more budget ...
for the establishment of courts had not given us money since 2004, and was this year when the President saw the need, given the outcry, to collaborate with Q15 million. Has grown
demand?
The population has grown and generate more conflictsGovernment and security forces, to deepen the research in order to investigate the deaths of women.
In fact, he has participated in several forums that seek to strengthen these procedures.
until 15 July this year, 289 women were murdered in Guatemala, and only five such cases have been resolved.
Background: Election elongated
The arrival of Beatriz de Leon to the presidency of the Supreme Court was not easy. There was negotiating for it.
After a fifth attempt and with the support of the 13 judges, was elected Judge Beatriz de León Reyes as the new president of the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ), replacing Rodolfo de León Molina. CHTML
XC speaks Italian and English certified translator. Has been hired as a translator for the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S., the Supreme Electoral Tribunal and the Bank.
is the first woman to have won this position by choice, although the second to hold this position.
The president Jorge Serrano Elias gave a coup in 1993 and, after disintegration of the Supreme Court, created another and appointed as its president to the former Education Minister Maria Eugenia Beltranena de Padilla, who lasted in office hour.
The next president, Ramiro de Leon Carpio, committed to expanding coverage of the judiciary in the province and build new centers of justice.
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