Government forgets legal reform of CNI it wants to stop Pegasus scandal

“The Government, in line with the recommendations of the Ombudsman, will reform the organic law governing the judicial oversight of the CNI. It is about ensuring maximum respect for people’s individual and political rights, as well as strengthening the guarantees of this oversight. Formulated by the European Parliament on the latest generation of wiretapping technologies. will take reasonable account of the points raised”, assured the Head of Government, Pedro Sanchezinside Congress General Assembly on May 26.

It was a matter of dealing with the scandal that fell on the Government in those days. accused of spying on pro-independence leaders Catalans with the Pegasus program.

Exactly six months later, and when the smoke of the scandal clears, Moncloa sources assure that such reform has been halted. According to these sources, this legislative reform is among those slowed by the prospect of causing tensions at the end of the legislature.

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Officially, the Department of Defense, to which the CNI is subordinate, assures that “nothing happened.” no text or quotes Even as work progresses, this legislative reform will require a lengthy approval procedure that will be difficult to comply with in the upcoming election cycles.

In addition, there will be sensitive legal reform regarding the positions of the parliamentary partners of the government, and therefore Moncloa understands that this is not the time to open it.legislative melon“, because there wouldn’t even be a majority guarantee for him to pass.

Among these partners ERC and Bildu, leading the criticism against the government For spying on Pegasus, but that they finally dropped the issue. Another option, according to the government, would be to try to approve it with the PP, but it is clear that breaking relations makes it impossible to agree on this law and any other law. In fact, it was not possible to even agree on a simple matter. Constitutional reform To prevent people with disabilities from being referred to as “disabled” as stated in the text approved in 1978.

The government’s aim is for the House to approve suspended laws before the end of the year. housing, trans law, citizen security and sedition crime reformto try it There will be no conflicting laws in 2023.

Head of Government Pedro Sánchez (c) is in the House of Representatives this Thursday, along with Finance Minister María Jesús Montero (i) and Presidential Minister Félix Bolaños (d).

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In addition, the draft laws that can be approved by the Council of Ministers by January will have difficulties to be put into action, not only because of the discussions they may create, but also in terms of time. In May there will be municipal and district elections that limit Parliament’s action, and in October the Cortes must be dissolved for general elections.

In this environment of uncertainty Official Secrets Act. In fact, government sources believe it is difficult to fully complete the procedure.

This new law, promised by Sánchez in the days of Pegasus controversy, first passed the Cabinet in August and has now been ratified. at the reporting stage by advisory bodies. He will then have to go back to the Cabinet and then start the parliamentary process.

He is unlikely to start the process in Congress and the Senate before the beginning of 2023, and his path is starting to become uncertain. Also, for rejecting the content of all partners of the Government, for example, which automatically increases the descaling time of secrets to 50 years. The government explains that it would not be appropriate to open this discussion until then.