SCOTUS Decision Wrongly Reaffirms Impunity of Puerto Rico Financial Board, says LatinoJustice PRLDEF
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May 11, 2023
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SCOTUS Decision Wrongly Reaffirms Impunity of Puerto Rico Financial Board, says LatinoJustice PRLDEF
In CPI v. FOMB, Supreme Court denies accountability to Puerto Rico's people
The following statement can be attributed to Lourdes M. Rosado, President and General Counsel of LatinoJustice PRLDEF:
“We are deeply disappointed by the Supreme Court decision, which wrongly interprets the PROMESA Act as granting the Financial Oversight Management Board ‘sovereign immunity’ and allows this anti-democratic body to continue to withhold vital information on their decisions and actions affecting Puerto Rico’s economy and the lives of millions of people.
"This decision reaffirms the FOMB as part of Puerto Rico’s government, but in doing so grants FOMB immunity from suit that the court has never decided the government is entitled to. This is an injustice to Puerto Ricans, because throughout its six years of existence, FOMB has operated with impunity under a cloak of secrecy and has disregarded its responsibility to inform and take into account the will of the Puerto Rican people. We will continue to fight for the rights of the people of Puerto Rico and their right to direct and determine their island home’s economy and future.”
Decisión de Corte Suprema reafirma erróneamente la impunidad de la Junta Financiera de Puerto Rico, dice LatinoJustice PRLDEF
En CPI v. FOMB, Corte Suprema niega responsabilidad al pueblo de Puerto Rico
La siguiente declaración se puede atribuir a Lourdes M. Rosado, Presidenta y Consejera General de LatinoJustice PRLDEF:
“Estamos profundamente decepcionados por la decisión de la Corte Suprema, que interpreta erróneamente que la Ley PROMESA otorga 'inmunidad soberana' a la Junta de Supervisión Fiscal y permite que este organismo antidemocrático continúe reteniendo información vital sobre sus decisiones y acciones que afectan la economía de Puerto Rico. y la vida de millones de personas. Esta decisión reafirma a la JSF como parte del gobierno de Puerto Rico, pero al hacerlo le otorga inmunidad frente a demandas que el tribunal nunca ha decidido que el gobierno tiene derecho. Esto es una injusticia para los puertorriqueños, porque a lo largo de sus seis años de existencia, la JSF ha operado impunemente bajo un manto de secretismo y ha desatendido su responsabilidad de informar y tomar en cuenta la voluntad del pueblo puertorriqueño. Continuaremos luchando por los derechos del pueblo de Puerto Rico y su derecho a dirigir y determinar la economía y el futuro de su isla natal”.
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