Meanwhile, President Daniel Noboa’s administration and the National Assembly (Parliament) accuse the Court of weakening State security and social sectors, and legal experts applaud the ruling as a necessary measure to prevent violations of fundamental rights.
On local television, Government Minister Zaida Rovira and Legislative Speaker Niels Olsen questioned the constitutional oversight body to repeal temporarily substantial portions of the National Solidarity Law, the Intelligence Law, and the Public Integrity Law.
“Admitting proceedings and provisionally suspending them is not a neutral act; it nullifies the laws, leaves us defenseless, and meanwhile, they (the police and military forces) are free in their offices. Who will respond to those risking their lives in the streets?” Rovira said.
The legislative bloc of the Revolucion Ciudadana (Citizen’s Revolution-RC) movement, in turn, issued a statement highlighting the ruling as an important precedent and demonstrating the “irresponsibility” with which the Assembly, the entity that approved the initiatives, is being conducted.
Revolucion Ciudadana also noted that there has not yet been a ruling on mass layoffs in the public sector, largely protected by the Public Integrity Law, so they will continue with the oversight processes.
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