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TSE magistrates have not received salaries since May
The TSE president explained that the titular magistrates, in addition to being relieved of their duties, also do not receive a salary.
The TSE magistrates have not received a salary since May. (Prensa Libre photo: Gabriel Molina)
Irma Palencia, Ranulfo Rojas, Gabriel Aguilera and Mynor Custodio were not only removed from their duties as Magistrates of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal and lost their right to preliminary hearing, Now they don’t even get a salary.
The president of the TSE, Blanca Alfaro, explained that the measure was taken because there is a judge’s order that establishes that the judges cannot approach the court to carry out their duties and according to the salary law To pay them, it must be accrued, that is, acquired through work.
“It is ungrateful what has happened but remember that there is a salary law that says that in order for someone to be paid their salary has to be earned and at this time well It is unfortunate, but we hope that they can also take action through an injunction or a labor judge.“, the judge said.
Alfaro added that since August 5, she and the magistrates have consulted with the Comptroller General of Accounts to analyze how to resolve this case, which is classified as a “Sui Generis” case, that is, of its own kind.
Alfaro commented that the last month in which the lawyers were paid was May and justified the judge’s decision reported that the judges had been suspended from their duties.
He added that a fund was created in the Court to protect the salaries of the judges. because in his opinion “what happened after the electoral process is unfair.”
“Everything that has happened is unfair, these are people who gave this country its performance, their work and above all We can attest that what happened in the 2023 electoral event was a high-level job“It was a job of excellence and it was precisely my colleagues who contributed to this alternation of power,” he said.
The base salary of the magistrates is Q 49 thousand 500according to the latest official spreadsheets published on its website; however, it is subject to changes due to various bonuses, representation expenses and discounts.
The magistrates They are facing criminal proceedings due to alleged irregularities in the purchase of the Preliminary Electoral Results Transmission System better known as TREP, which cost Q148 million.
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