The work, titled Lawfare, la guerra bruta judicial contra Mónica Oltra, was written by Mari Carmen González Vidal, a graduate in Law and Criminology. The book hits bookstores just as the former Valencian leader announced her intention to return to politics as Compromís' candidate for mayor of València, four years after her resignation.
Over a year and a half, González Vidal documented this phenomenon, which she compares to "a new Inquisition," where bonfires have been replaced by "endless processes" and torture by "sustained suspicion." The author considers Oltra's case to be "the paradigmatic example" of this practice.
“"Through the courts, there is an attempt to eliminate certain figures who are dissidents or who are against the status quo or the established power."
The scientific conclusion of the investigation is that the process initiated against Oltra, which still lacks a final verdict and is pending trial for allegedly covering up her ex-husband's abuse of a minor under the care of the Generalitat, is a "proven case of lawfare".
González argues that Oltra is an example of this "legal war that goes against what has been voted at the polls." In her opinion, this process began when Oltra defended the reversal of healthcare privatizations and the universalization of social services from the Valencian Government, and continued until her resignation.
The author, who is also the Councilor for Culture and Feminism for Compromís in Casinos, highlights the importance of Oltra's figure in local politics and thanks her for her collaboration in the book. The work also emphasizes the gender aspect of lawfare, considering that it has been used to neutralize "uncomfortable" female political leaders, citing cases such as those of Ada Colau, Irene Montero, or Victoria Rosell.
For González, the judicialization of Mónica Oltra "will be studied in law schools" and will serve to raise questions about the resilience of democracy when law becomes a weapon.
