“Given that I am still a deputy with all my parliamentary rights, duties and prerogatives intact, I have asked the Congress Council for authorization to exercise my electronic voting rights during the sessions of today (if they take place) and tomorrow, December 11. … December, based on art. 82.2 of the Regulation which recognizes the case of “exceptional situations of particular gravity”, without specifying the reason for this exceptional situation. This was the beginning of the message published by the story of José Luis Ábalos, known as “In the name of Ábalos” since he put himself in danger.
The message was published at ten past two in the afternoon, shortly after learning that the Supreme Court upheld the charges against Ábalos and thus allowed Congress to withdraw his salary, among other things.
“The exercise of popular representation by an elected member of the legislative body through their vote is fundamental in a full democracy like ours. It is a right to participate in the decisions of the House, and the possibility of its exercise is the key to the legislative role in the approval of laws and the control of government. “His impediment would constitute an unprecedented and extremely serious violation of both the rights inherent to every deputy and the representation of citizens,” the message concludes.
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