The PSOE also values that it is an independent committee that investigates the cases of pedophilia in the church

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The PSOE and the Government seek the formula for Spain to follow the example of other countries and also investigate cases of sexual abuse of minors committed by members of the Catholic Church in the past.Testimonials of victims, such as Alejandro Palomas in the SER chain, have caused the reaction of a majority of the parliamentary arc matches that seek way to repair pain and dignify victims of this type of aggressions.

The first to promote an initiative in that direction have been united, PodemIf they have deliberately hidden and allow policies to be launched that will happen again.The proposal still has to be qualified by the Chamber and collect the support of the Plenary.

The PNV has also communicated this Friday that it is preparing an initiative in this regard.However, the Basque Group wants it to be a commission of independent, non -political experts, appointed by the Government, which inquire about what happened and prepare a report that is elevated to the General Courts.The nationalists believe that this formula is "the most useful and adequate" to carry out an investigation into pedophilia in the church.

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The proposal is made before the "gravity" of the known and verified cases of the "inaction" of the ecclesiastical hierarchy to perform the internal investigations.Contrary to what is proposed by other groups, the ‘Jeltzales’ believe that an independent expert team would make a more respectful evaluation with those affected, taking into account the seriousness of the facts.They also ensure that this model is more similar to the employee in investigations that have been carried out in environmental countries such as Germany or France.

Both initiatives depend on the will of the PSOE to prosper.In Ferraz and Moncloa they continue to study different options but confirm their willingness to respond to the call of the victims.Socialist sources assure the being that they also incline to be an independent group that addresses it.They show doubts that a parliamentary investigation commission is the most appropriate space.As the PNV, they also prefer to find a forum away from the political "pimpampum".

El PSOE también valora que sea un comité independiente el que investigue los casos de pederastia en la Iglesia

The government works on that task although before making a decision the sources consulted believe that the president of the Government must listen to the victims.Therefore, they will wait for Pedro Sánchez to meet with those affected, such as the writer Alejandro Palomas, next week.The chief of the Executive promised to have that meeting in a telephone conversation with the writer whose case he met thanks to his interview in time 25 and today.

The Socialists will not have to position themselves before that meeting because the Unidos Podemos Initiative will arrive at the Chamber table next Tuesday and the Board of Spokespersons, which will have to decide on its transfer to full, will not meet until the third week of theFebruary, after the elections in Castilla y León.That is the calendar that manages the PSOE.His vote is indispensable for initiatives to prosper because although citizens have opened to support them, the PP rules out.

Obligations to parliamentary commissions

The debate about which forum would be the most appropriate to address cases of sexual abuse is not less.The PSOE and the PNV believe that in parliamentary research commissions there are no conditions of intimacy that the victims need.However, this political space has some advantages taking into account the null will of the Church to collaborate.The law requires all citizens who are required to appear before the Congress and Senate Research Commissions.Not complying with this means committing a crime of disobedience.

But in addition, the calls to appear at a parliamentary investigation commission also have the obligation to tell the truth.Otherwise, they face fines or, in the worst case, prison sentences.The deputies or senators who conform it can also claim the institutions related to the purpose to investigate, the data and information they need to be able to prepare their conclusions.

Prosecutor's recommendations in 2019

In the PSOE they say that they are studying similar institutional initiatives carried out in other countries.In 2019, the State Attorney General sent a report to the Ministry of Justice in which it recognized the importance of implementing mechanisms to detect the cases that occurred in the past to establish prevention mechanisms.As an example, “the Royal Commission” created in 2012 in Australia, the “Deetman Commission” in the Netherlands or the Episcopal Conference on the Episcopal Conference in Austria.

In all these cases, the Public Ministry pointed out, they are actions that to meet their objectives require the collaboration and coordinated action of various entities, institutions and administrations involved in the matter.The problem in Spain is that the church dome refuses to carry out a historical and in depth investigation of the abuses that occurred in the past.The State Attorney General was then proposed to initiate contacts with the institutions and entities involved to establish communication and collaboration channels that allowed deepening that line.

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