Kattya tells Carolina Llanes she has 'no shame' over 'advice' to judges and prosecutors

Former senator Kattya González has sharply criticized Justice Minister Carolina Llanes, accusing her of lacking shame and moral authority. González's strong rebuke came after Llanes advised newly appointed judges, prosecutors, and public defenders to disregard "media noise and populist and demagogic speeches" when making decisions.

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You have no shame, madam. The ink on the infamous ruling, based on a lie you signed, has not yet dried, and you fill your mouth giving advice on independence and courage. You have no moral authority to give advice to anyone.

"You have no shame, madam. The ink on the infamous ruling, based on a lie you signed, has not yet dried, and you fill your mouth giving advice on independence and courage. You have no moral authority to give advice to anyone," González wrote on social media. She specifically referenced a recent ruling where Llanes was among the justices who rejected an unconstitutionality action filed by González, a decision that has drawn significant criticism.

Llanes, in her address, had urged the new judicial officers not to be influenced by "media noise, factual agendas, populist and demagogic speeches that necessarily want to usurp the judge." She argued that many seek to control judges and ministers to weaken the judicial system and install "factual powers."

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We should not care about media noise, factual agendas, populist and demagogic speeches that necessarily want to usurp the judge of the operators of the justice system.

González's criticism highlights a deep division and distrust within Paraguay's political and judicial spheres. The former senator believes Llanes's advice is hypocritical given her alleged lack of judicial independence in a recent high-profile case. The exchange underscores ongoing tensions regarding the integrity and autonomy of the judiciary in the country.

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Who doesn't want to manage a judge? Who doesn't want to manage a minister, a prosecutor, a defender? They compete, and nowadays that is the slogan: to weaken the true exponents of the justice system and install factual powers.