Luis Acayro Sánchez discusses judicial disqualification

Former magistrate Luis Acayro Sánchez has broken his silence following a ten-year disqualification imposed by the Spanish Supreme Court. In an interview on the program ‘Salvados’, Acayro reflected on his career, which was defined by investigations into urban corruption in Castro Urdiales, Cantabria.

Acayro described a transition from having confidence in the justice system to feeling fear toward it. He detailed the pressures and media harassment he faced while investigating corruption cases, noting that his work earned him both notoriety and enemies both within and outside the legal profession. He also addressed the implications of his disqualification and the broader challenges regarding public trust in judicial institutions, transparency, and the vulnerability felt by citizens navigating complex legal processes.