The Superior Court of Justice considers that the laws Navarra government "has notoriously violated Law 27/2006" by failing to provide environmental information on the proposed high-speed train that had been sued him and prevent the right to public participation.
This is reflected in the judgment that has been issued in response TSJN's appeal Sustrai Erakuntza, which was released Friday by the organization, who has returned to demand the cessation of that infrastructure and the resignation of the Minister of Public Works, Luis Zarraluqui.
The ruling states that "the administration's inaction is and has been palpable and evident" and notes "within one month" for the administration to submit all environmental documentation TAV, resolving the violation of rights.
According Sustrai Erakuntza has stated, the judgment comes from hiding MECSA report analyzed only the positive effects of TAV for Navarre.
It is concluded that the Government had violated Law 27/2006 as regards the obligation to "provide access to environmental information" allow "participate in the proceedings", "urge the administrative and judicial review of acts and omissions "and" dissemination and availability to the public of environmental information."
Also, as has been pointed, makes clear "the still little known Aarhus Convention", which states that "for citizens to enjoy the right to a healthy environment and fulfill the duty to respect and protect it, should have access to information relevant environmental, should be entitled to participate in decision-making and environmental decision should have access to justice when such rights are denied."
Sustrai regard stated that once "reported directly to the Government of Navarre to correct irregular situation and to solve their illegality time without going to court, which obviously was not corrected."
This warning, as explained, was performed in order to "avoid unnecessary economic costs the provincial treasury and, therefore, avoid wasting money all Navarre in a long judicial process."
According to this organization, the ruling leaves "a chilling scenario" and that "the Government of Navarra is starting the implementation of a TAV does not reach 70 kilometers, advancing money a bank and paying interest on the money upfront."
"Running the navarro high-speed corridor that begins in Castejón and ends at Bells is illegal situation because it has no environmental impact statement and so the High Court of Justice of Madrid ruled," he recalled, to which has added that judgment
In this context it has demanded "responsibilities and responses" to the Government of Navarre, who had been asked whether he will abide by and comply with the court order or otherwise "it will continue wasting public money, using the judgment and wasting 102 million euros spending planned for 2014. "
Finally Sustrai has demanded the suspension of the works and of Navarre Runner High Speed (or high performance) due to its status of "irregularity as the Government of Navarra is performing work without the necessary legal cover" project.
It has also demanded the resignation of "at least", the Minister of Public Works because of his "political responsibility for the actions taken by the Government of Navarra and the obvious disastrous management of the Corridor Castejón-Pamplona High Speed project."
