The right of the deputies to receive the protection of the Presidency of the Congress due to the denial of the request for documentation integrated in the files of pardony of those convicted in the “Trial of the Process” Commentary on Constitutional Court Judgment 165/2023, of November 21. Appeal for legal protection num. 7813-2021. (BOE num. 304, of December 21, 2023)

Abstract

Several congressional deputies, after their request for documentation on the pardon files was denied by the Government for the protection of the personal data of those affected, sought protection from the Presidency of Congress. The latter was limited to informing the Executive of the considerations made by the applicants. The Constitutional Court endorses the decision of the governing body of the Chamber, based on the literal diction of article 7 of the Regulations of the Congress of Deputies, which does not contemplate other types of actions, and on the principle of parliamentary autonomy.