The Spanish Government established 66 new public prosecutors

USPA NEWS - The Spanish Government has established 66 new public prosecutors for the fight against jihadist terrorism and organized crime. The new officials of the Administration of Justice will be added to their posts next June.

With this extension, the staff of prosecutors in Spain will have a total of 2,473 troops, that together with 5,600 judges and more than 45,000 officers of the Administration of Justice "provides us with adequate professional training, qualified and sufficient to carry out all the commitments of improving justice, "said Justice Minister Rafael Catala. Meanwhile, the Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria recalled that the Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, and the secretary general of the Socialist Party (PSOE), Pedro Sanchez, signed an agreement to strengthen unity in defense of freedoms and the fight against terrorism.

This covenant included, said the No. 2 of the Government, "the necessary assurance of human resources and materials needed for the decisive efforts to combat terrorism develop our judges, prosecutors and state security bodies and Armed Forces in missions abroad, can successfully develop". The creation of these posts will cost approximately 5 million euros.

According to Minister of Justice, the measure is in the context of Royal Decree adopted on 31 October 2014, by which a total of 282 posts for judges and magistrates were created to contribute to the fight against corruption. Furthermore, the decision implies "a strengthening of the capacities of the Attorney General; is consistent with the commitment to democratic regeneration and the fight against crime".

Of the 66 new public prosecutors, four are for the Attorney General of the State: two to work on issues related to computer crime and two on issues of international criminal cooperation. In addition, four other places for the Special Prosecutor against Corruption and Organized Crime are created. The minister explained that the rest will be distributed "in proportion to needs in all territorial prosecutor", in order to structure the capabilities of the Attorney General of the State in the territory of a coordinated manner.