The Constitutional Court denies that it has decided on the public tender to fill the position of President of the National Electoral Commission (CNE), Manuel Pereira da Silva “Manico”, according to information published on social networks.
In a statement distributed to the press, the court clarifies that the Plenary of Judges, composed of 11 magistrates, has already started the trial of the case under number 812-D / 2020, and a conclusive decision is expected to be reached in the first month of 2021.
He claims to be pronouncing himself, unusually, in relation to the actions pending in a process that is going through its proceedings in his sphere, due to the exceptional public interest of the subject in question and the fact that a proposal made by a Counselor Judge, in the preparatory phase of the trial, which cannot be taken as definitive, since only the Plenary has the competence to adopt or modify it, partially or completely.
The statement clarifies that the practice of the Constitutional Court has been to not publicize the intermediate acts of the cases, as is done, namely, in Mozambique and Portugal and differently from what is done by the Constitutional Courts of Cape Verde (where a limited number of popular people are allowed to watch the trial) and Brazil (where the trial is broadcast live on “TV Justiça”).
The Constitutional Court guarantees that, as always, as soon as the judgment is finalized, with the adoption of the final judgment, the parties directly concerned will be immediately notified and, then, publication on its website will proceed.
In a statement distributed to the press, the court clarifies that the Plenary of Judges, composed of 11 magistrates, has already started the trial of the case under number 812-D / 2020, and a conclusive decision is expected to be reached in the first month of 2021.
He claims to be pronouncing himself, unusually, in relation to the actions pending in a process that is going through its proceedings in his sphere, due to the exceptional public interest of the subject in question and the fact that a proposal made by a Counselor Judge, in the preparatory phase of the trial, which cannot be taken as definitive, since only the Plenary has the competence to adopt or modify it, partially or completely.
The statement clarifies that the practice of the Constitutional Court has been to not publicize the intermediate acts of the cases, as is done, namely, in Mozambique and Portugal and differently from what is done by the Constitutional Courts of Cape Verde (where a limited number of popular people are allowed to watch the trial) and Brazil (where the trial is broadcast live on “TV Justiça”).
The Constitutional Court guarantees that, as always, as soon as the judgment is finalized, with the adoption of the final judgment, the parties directly concerned will be immediately notified and, then, publication on its website will proceed.
