The General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) has opened a file on Judge José Antonio Vázquez Taín, one of the most media-produced magistrates in Spain, for having audiovisual businesses outside his main occupation. The Galician became especially notable for being the investigator of cases such as the crime of the girl Asunta Basterra, in addition to appearing occasionally on television, forming part of spaces such as The Ana Rosa program on Telecinco.
The reason for the opening of the file, which could lead to a subsequent sanction, is the incompatibility of his work in the judiciary with those he has in a production company, without the express permission of the Judiciary itself. As has been known, Vázquez Taín initiated the procedure to make both works compatible, but the CGPJ denied the judge the corresponding permit.
The body of power of the judges would have already warned the magistrate that he could not continue with these businesses outside the judiciary, something to which Vázquez Taín ignored and continued with them. Now, the Galician judge could face harsh sanctions.
The file applied is of a serious or very serious nature, something that would entail from a financial fine of between 501 and 6,000 euros, to the suspension of their current work. José Antonio Vázquez Taín currently holds the position of Head of Criminal Court 2 in the city of A Coruña.
Hand in hand with two different production companies, Vázquez Taín has made two documentaries in recent years as part of his work in the audiovisual industry. The first of them, Pilgrims, was released just a year ago, and narrates the role of women on the Camino de Santiago with the public sponsorship of the Xunta de Galicia.
Along the same lines, the judge’s second film adventure took place, under the name El camino mozárabe: sangre, sudor y fe. This second documentary was released last March and is produced by a company whose sole administrator is Beatriz Seijo, a lawyer and wife of the magistrate.
