Judge president of the Court of Appeal of Évora, Albertina Pedroso, spoke at the opening of the colloquium commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 25th of April
The presiding judge of the Court of Appeal of Évora, Albertina Pedroso, said at the opening of the colloquium she organized on the 50th anniversary of the 25th of April that it is no longer possible to disguise the vulnerabilities of Justice.
The presiding judge of the Court of Appeal of Évora asked to give priority to Justice in these times. Albertina Pedroso spoke at the opening of the colloquium commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 25th of April in the palace where the court is located, which brought together lawyers, magistrates, professors and citizens to debate various themes of Justice and freedom conquered with the 1974 revolution. took place on April 23rd in the main hall of the court, which covers the district of Santarém.
Albertina Pedroso highlighted in her speech that the independence of the judiciary must be strengthened and warned of the system’s vulnerabilities. The judge highlighted that the courts are the last stronghold in defending the rights, freedoms and guarantees of citizens. But referring to the speech by the president of the Supreme Court of Justice on March 21st, “the intermittences of political action in an area so fundamental to the lives of citizens and to democracy, have led us to a present in which it is no longer possible to disguise system vulnerabilities.”
