The Supreme Court has agreed to admit for processing the lawsuit filed by the retired judge of the Manuel García-Castellón National Court against the leader of Podemos, Ione Belarra, for alleged violation of his right to honor by calling him “corrupt” on social networks.
The Civil Chamber of the high court has adopted this decision in an order in which it summons Ione Belarra and the Prosecutor’s Office so that they respond to the demand within a period of 20 days and agrees to process it by preferential means.
Initially, the magistrate requested compensation of 120,000 euros, although later expanded his demand and claimed 240,000 euros by incorporating another publication by the deputy on social network X that she considered violated her right to honor.
The first comment that the magistrate denounced was published on September 2, when his retirement became effective. “Today the BOE publishes the forced retirement of Judge García-Castellón. We said it months ago and now it is confirmed, this and other corrupt judges, who have prevaricated against those of us who defend another idea of Spain, they are going to get away without any sanction thanks to the PSOE. Shame,” Belarra published.
García-Castellón emphasizes in his lawsuit that this comment, “which has had enormous repercussions”, makes “infinity of people come to believe” that he is a “corrupt” and “prevaricating” judge“this assertion being absolutely false.”
Consider the publication attentive “seriously against his person and against his professional career”and highlights that the comment had “three thousand interactions and a thousand comments among which we found a multitude of humiliations, insults and contempt” towards him.
After hearing the news, Ione Belarra responded on the aforementioned social network that “the dirty judicial war against Podemos continues.” “There is a complaint against me for telling the truth, that what he has done to protect the PP and to persecute the political adversaries of the right, It is corruption, with or without conviction.”he pointed out.
The magistrate, who has investigated causes of corruption in the National Court such as Punic case or the Villarejo case, He also added this comment, on September 20, at his request.
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