The Ombudsman presents an appeal for protection in the Constitutional Court to lift the suspension of voting for those benefiting from the "grandchildren law"

Late this Friday, the Ombudsman, Ángel Gabilondo, presented an appeal for protection before the Constitutional Court in which he requests that it immediately lift the suspension of the right to vote of the beneficiaries of the law on grandchildren, agreed by the Supreme Court.

The organization headed by Gabilondo explains that it has adopted this decision "after having received various requests for protection before the TC from individuals and entities" and "so that they can, if they wish, exercise their right to active suffrage in the next general elections."

The presentation of the appeal comes after the State Attorney's Office - the legal arm of the Government - concluded that it was not possible to directly present an appeal in the Constitutional Court to stop the suspension. Finally, the Ombudsman has done so, a position that is directly appointed by the Executive and thus enters into the institutional conflict.

The appeal asks the Constitutional Court to lift the suspension in the form of a very precautionary measure, that is, immediately, without first seeking the opinion of the affected parties.

The decision of the institution chaired by the former socialist minister comes after the Supreme Court rejected the appeal of the State Attorney's Office on October 12 and ratified the precautionary measure.

In that same resolution, the TS opened the door for those affected to appear in the case and make allegations. They were also entitled to request constitutional protection, but to do so it was necessary to exhaust the judicial process in the Supreme Court. With the tight deadlines set by the electoral regulations, this made it very difficult to reach the TC in time to deactivate the precautionary measure.

The option of the Prosecutor's Office intervening before the TC was not on the table, since it had not previously appealed the precautionary measure in the Supreme Court.