The 70-year-old historical Told Divar fellow members of the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) That I have is "not aware That I did anything wrong" but the situation Acknowledged That HAD become "unbearable" for the Entire Judicial branch.
Addressing the 20 members of the panel, Divar, who steps down as CGPJ Also president, said I held "no grudges" against anyone for making public the cost and nature of historical trips, DURING Which I mixed pleasure with private official functions, passing on much of the cost to the state Combined coffers.
It was the first time in the history of the Spanish Judiciary, Which is celebrating bicentennial This Week STI, a chief justice or a president has stepped down CGPJ from historical position.
The CGPJ vice president, Fernando de Rosa, will temporarily take over the legal mecanismos Until the panel to select Divar's successor are put Into place. By law, De Rosa said Before the press, Divar's resignation will not be official Cabinet approves the Until the decree, and it is signed by King Juan Carlos and published in the official gazette BOE. Then can only elections for a new president be Held among the 20 members of the CGPJ panel.
At the Supreme Court, Divar is Most Likely to Be Replaced by Juan Antonio Xiol temporarily, the chief justice of the civil bench.
Divar, who Began His legal career serving in the local courts of Castuera in Badajoz and Orgaz near Toledo, Has Been under fire since early May when to CGPJ panel member Jose Manuel Gomez Benitez filed a complaint Against him With The Attorney General's Office for Spending Some 5.658 Judiciary euros of money on six trips to Marbella's questionable Puerto Banus, where 'I stayed at a luxury hotel and number of dinners Had A in the company of one other person.
Prosecutors dropped the investigation after ruling, among other things, That Did not Personally Divar profit from the trips, Which They Deemed official. Under the current code Judiciary, It Was That I Did not Have argued to give Any public Explanations for the excursions.
By early June, the outgoing chief justice now under intense public pressure meat when to Benitez Determined That Spent more than Divar HAD 28.000 euros on 32 trips from 2008 to March of This Year to Marbella and other destinations Such as Bilbao, Palma de Mallorca and Valencia WHERE I stayed at high-end hotels and resorts.
The Divar case calls for Greater Transparency PRompted in the Judiciary's Expenditures. Have Pledged to CGPJ member internal rewrite rules to Prevent Their Spending another scandal from Occurring and making it for the chief justice Obligatory to Appear Before lawmakers at least eleven months.
"Now all that we ask is for the council to work to restore STI Credibility, Which was Thrown out the window Completely," said Socialist leader Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, who demanded HAD Divar's resignation.
Justice Minister Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon said it "was time to look forward" and restore the prestige of all Judges across the country. But Some Of His fellow Popular Party (PP) members tried to play down the scandal.PP General Secretary Maria Dolores de Cospedal said she respected Divar's decision.
Madrid Mayor Ana Botella, Also of the PP, resigned Divar said "Because I Believed It Was a convenient and opportune time, and I am not going to say anything else."
Until This Week, resisted all calls Divar HAD to resign. He Had Hoped to presiding over the bicentennial celebrations Entire This Week In Which the justices and other legal top Representatives from across Latin America Have Been Invited to take part.
The chief justice received a strong hint HAD Been That historical prestige when to King Juan Carlos corroded Bowed out of the official opening ceremony on Monday by excusing Himself while I Traveled to Saudi Arabia to pay condolences to the royal historical family for the death of Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz. Divar did not Attend any more ceremonies Following Monday's inauguration.
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