Carlos Lesmes Serrano: The President of the Supreme Court presumes the effectiveness of Justice in the pandemic in full legal chaos

The president of the Supreme Court and of the General Council of the Judiciary, Carlos Lesmes Serrano, has highlighted that the Covid-19 crisis has shown that the Justice “has known how to act with real efficiency in the resolution of conflicts.” Some statements that come minutes after the legal chaos was confirmed with the news that the judges authorized the closure of three municipalities in Cádiz and Córdoba, but rejected that of one in Granada. Lesmes says he hopes the end of the state of alarm “Mark a new beginning” and leave behind, “with the effort of all and without abandoning prudence”, the suffering that the coronavirus has caused to families. This was revealed this Tuesday during his intervention in the act of taking of possession of the new president of the Superior Court of Justice of the Canary Islands, (TSJC), Juan Luis Lorenzo Bragado, who replaces the head until now, Antonio Doreste Armas. “If something has made clear the crisis generated by Covid-19 -explained – It is undoubtedly that our justice system has demonstrated, despite the difficulties, that it is an essential public service in times of greatest adversity and that it has known how to act with real effectiveness in the resolution n of conflicts. “In this way, he thanked all the professionals of the Administration of Justice for the work done” because they contribute to symbolize the continuity and strength of the institutions, even in the worst moments. ” TSJC, commented that Lorenzo Bragado assumes the transcendental task of ensuring the guarantee of the legal system in the Canary Islands, and whose ability to face this challenge does not harbor “the slightest doubt.”“I am convinced that he has the ideal qualities to achieve, at the head of an accreditedly exceptional team, the basic objectives for democracy and for Justice. This is proven by his brilliant resume and professional career, “said the president of the TS. Lesmes highlighted Lorenzo’s open spirit, his ability to work, his commitment to agile Justice, his great professionalism and loyalty, qualities that, he recalled, have become evident during his career. On the other hand, he placed special emphasis on an independent Justice that, with the instruments provided by the legal system, resolves all disputes that arise ensuring respect for the Constitution and the Law on the part of public powers. “Let us never forget,” he continued, “that Justice is not only an abstract value to which we aspire, but also an effective instrument at the service of citizens and a guarantee of their rights.” great challenges that the Justice in the Canary Islands has to face, although he understood that the data allow us to look to the future with optimism, he recalled here that Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has become Established in the first capital of Spain to host a Court specialized in Violence against Children and Adolescents since last April 1, this Court houses the most suitable conditions to effectively take on this challenge: it has the Good Practice Guide to childhood, a Protocol for the reception and accompaniment of underage victims and conditioned waiting rooms, in addition to the so-called Gesell room, to house the declaration of underage victims in the most appropriate conditions for their special vulnerability.”It is too early to take stock because this initiative has been operating as a pilot experience for just over a month, but it is an extraordinary achievement that will contribute to deepening the protection of groups as vulnerable as minors,” he added.