Rejoicing in the Correista-PSC-official alliance for the dismissal of Fausto Murillo, from the Judiciary Council – 2024-03-05 05:12:02

The National Assembly has censured and dismissed the member of the Judiciary Council with 102 votes Fausto Murilloand censored the former member Juan José Morillo. 92 votes were needed. The questioner was assemblyman Carlos Vera Mora, from the Social Christian Party, which had the support of Correism.

This morning the votes of the official party joined the questioners National Democratic Action (ADN) and independents who normally vote with the Executive.

Was cries of euphoria, hugs and excitement among the PSC assembly members who jumped holding hands and the Correismo that, after its reforms to the Penal Code were not approved, this was taken as a triumph.

The president in charge of the Assembly, Viviana Velozhas declared that with this decision “The National Assembly opens the door to justice in the Judiciary Council”.

The Construye movement has immediately reported the dismissal of the alternate assemblyman Francisco Díaz, who voted for Murillo’s censure, and what it has described as “put your hands on the Judiciary”. In a harsh statement published in X, Construye has indicated that “Whoever agrees with the agenda of impunity and mafias cannot be part” of the movement.

They have also said that they are waiting for explanations from the incumbent assemblywoman Alexandra Castillo.

He has already been dismissed before

It is not the first time that a majority made up of the Social Christian Party and Correism have dismissed Fausto Murillo from the Judiciary Council. In April 2021, Murillo was removed by the Citizen Participation and Social Control Council, CPCCS, chaired by Sofía Almeidadescribed as close to the Christian Social Party.

Then the replacement was also going to be Elsy Cely Loayzaalso described as Christian Social, and who has resigned today, shortly before the government legislators agree to vote against Murillo, this February 29, 2024.

Also at that time, Fausto Murillo argued that “The bottom line is that they want to take over the administration of justice to review the sentences of emblematic cases of corruption, which moved the country.” As an example he mentioned the Bribery and Singue case. According to her, Behind that would be “political forces clearly in harmony with organized crime.”

Murillo was elected in 2019 by the temporary Citizen Participation Council (chaired by Julio César Trujillo) as a member of the Judiciary for a fixed period of six years.