The Ombudsman, Josué Gutierrez Condorswore it Marco Tulio Falconi Picardo as Member of the National Board of Justice. This was after the Constitutional Court had declared this Amparo lawsuit filed by Marco Tulio Falconí against the JNJ in 2020. The swearing-in ceremony took place in the auditorium Jorge Santistevan from the headquarters of the Office of the Ombudsman.
Falconí Picardo will be a full member of the JNJ until January 20, 2025. This despite his defense demanding that his term be extended by five years, i.e. until 2029.
“The TC has finally received justice. The matter is settled,” were his first statements to the press. When asked about the JNJ's situation, he also pointed out that it was the responsibility of the Congress. “Since I am a victim, I don’t explain,” he told Canal N.
What did the TC order?
He Constitutional Court ordered to take an oath Marco Tulio Falconi Picardo as Member of the National Board of Justice. This is because the TC declared this Amparo lawsuit filed by Marco Tulio Falconí against the JNJ in 2020. In this way, the violation of his right to due process was proven, since he was appointed a full member of the JNJ and all stages were excluded, after which this appointment was annulled.
Against this background, the Court orders that the table of merits for the 2019 election must be as follows: a) Mr. Marco Tulio Falconí Picardo, fifth place (full member) and b) Mr. Guillermo Santiago Thornberry Villarán, eighth place (alternate). Member).
In this context, the judgment (file number 01619-2023-PA/TC) indicates that after taking the legal oath Marco Tulio Falconí Picardo will hold the position of full member of the National Judicial Council for the remainder of the period 2020-2025 in accordance with reasoning 63 of the judgment; Guillermo Santiago Thornberry Villarán must resume his status as a substitute member of the JNJ for the same period.
Marco Tulio Falconí was expelled from the JNJ
At the beginning of 2020 Marco Tulio Falconi Picardo He was expelled from the National Board of Justice (JNJ). This exclusion came after the Servir company pointed out that the 10% bonus granted to graduates of the armed forces does not apply to those who completed their studies at military institutions.
Marco Falconi He took fifth place in the performance competition and achieved a score of 81.50, which earned him appointment as a full member of the association National Justice Office. Shortly before his swearing-in, however, it emerged that the bonus he had received for his status as a Bundeswehr graduate was illegal. This circumstance prompted the special commission to reassess its conclusion ex officio and to suspend the previously planned protocol ceremony.