The El Salvador Congress sacks the constitutional judges of the Supreme Court | International | News

In El Salvador, the Legislative Assembly, with a pro-government majority, dismissed the property judges and alternate judges at the Supreme Court of Justice on Saturday for allegedly “forgetting the constitution” and violating the separation of powers.

The impeachment, which leaves the judiciary incomplete and without a president, was approved by a majority of 64 votes from 84 deputies, all from the ruling party.

It was voted by New Ideas (NI), the Great Alliance for National Unity (GANA), the Christian Democratic Party (PDC), and the National Accord Party (PCN).

The President of the Assembly, Ernesto Castro, announced that “the decree of dismissal of the judges was approved, by a majority of 64 votes against 19 against it and one absence.” The decision removes the five members of the Constitutional Chamber and their alternates from their posts. Parliament will immediately appoint their replacement.

The director of Human Rights Watch in the Americas, Jose Miguel Vivanco, accused Salvadoran President Neb Bukele on Saturday of trying to “concentrate power”, after learning that the Legislative Assembly had recognized an initiative to remove the Constitutional Assembly judges. The Supreme Court of Justice Chamber (CSJ). (I)