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Disciplinary deadlock leaves Peinado complaints without resolution

Disciplinary deadlock leaves Peinado complaints without resolution

Spain's CGPJ failed to reach consensus Monday on disciplinary complaints against Judge Peinado, whose precautionary measures against Begoña Gómez were already…

The Madrid Provincial Court last week returned Begoña Gómez's passport after overturning precautionary measures imposed by Judge Juan Carlos Peinado — measures a higher court found unsustainable. Yet the disciplinary process against Peinado remains stuck: Spain's General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) could not agree this Monday on whether to archive or pursue five formal complaints against him, according to the council. No new meeting date was set. For those who filed complaints through official channels — including a police union and a government minister — the deadlock means weeks without institutional response. 🔹 What happened: Disciplinary promoter Ricardo Conde proposed closing five inquiries against Peinado. Complainants range from Justice Minister Félix Bolaños to the Unified Police Union, which objected to Peinado's characterization of police surveillance in the ruling that ordered Begoña Gómez to hand over her passport. Peinado had argued that police monitoring did not eliminate flight risk. The Provincial Court disagreed and revoked the measures. A confirmed falta grave under Article 418.5 of the Organic Law of the Judiciary could result in fines between 501 and 6,000 euros, temporary suspension, or forced transfer to another post. 🔹 Why it matters: Begoña Gómez lived for a period without her passport as a direct consequence of Peinado's ruling — a tangible restriction on personal freedom that a higher court later deemed unwarranted. The Unified Police Union, representing officers whose professional conduct Peinado questioned in writing, filed a formal complaint and is still waiting for a ruling. The CGPJ's paralysis leaves those complainants — individuals and organized workers alike — without an answer from the body specifically designed to provide institutional oversight of judicial conduct. 📌 EPM Take: Here is the fact buried in the procedural language: the Madrid Provincial Court did not just return a passport. It formally reversed a sitting judge's decision, establishing on the record that Peinado's measures did not hold up to appellate scrutiny. That is not political opinion — it is a documented judicial outcome. Meanwhile, the CGPJ, which EPM has covered in the context of Spain's prolonged institutional gridlock, cannot resolve even the preliminary question of whether to archive. The Unified Police Union's complaint is particularly revealing: uniformed officers who filed through proper channels are waiting alongside the same minister whose government is under investigation by the judge they are complaining about. If the institution designed to guarantee judicial accountability cannot function, the question is not whether Peinado acted appropriately — it is who, concretely, is accountable for the CGPJ's paralysis. ✍️ EPM Editorial Desk | erickprometeomedia.com
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