The Association of Prosecutors has filed a lawsuit against Spain before the European Court of Human Rights. The reason is the appointment policy in the Attorney General's Office, which they consider based on ideological affinity rather than merit. The conflict intensified after the Constitutional Court annulled rulings that rejected the appointment of a chief prosecutor by former Attorney General Dolores Delgado.
How political discretion affects selection systems ⚖️
In the field of software development, selecting personnel based on personal affinity rather than technical competence creates weak teams. A CTO who chooses a friend without evaluating their ability to handle microservices or distributed databases puts the project's architecture at risk. Similarly, a chief prosecutor appointed for political loyalty rather than their experience in criminal or procedural law can weaken the coherence of prosecutions. Technical specialization is a requirement, not an ornament.
Meritocracy: that concept nobody applies in their own home 😅
It is curious that those who defend merit-based selection in the Prosecutor's Office then hire their cousin to install the air conditioning without knowing if they can solder a pipe. Perhaps the problem is not the lack of criteria, but that in Spain merit is measured in kilometers of distance from power. If at least the appointments came with an instruction manual and a three-year warranty, things would be different.