"Judges cannot be prosecutors," says Lula's lawyer in Geneva.

247 - One of the world's leading human rights experts, lawyer Geoffrey Robertson, who represented former President Lula in the appeal filed with the UN Human Rights Committee against abuse of power by Judge Sérgio Moro of the Lava Jato operation, explained the reasons for the petition in a video testimony alongside Cristiano Zanin Martins, who represents Lula in Brazil.

According to Robertson, Moro lost impartiality in judging the former president, among other reasons, because he acts as a true prosecutor, alongside the public prosecutors, which contradicts universal principles of law. He stated, "Lula brought his case to the UN because it is impossible to have justice in Brazil within a system like this."

The lawyer detailed: "Phones were tapped, including those of his family and lawyers, and audios were leaked to the delight of a politically hostile media. The same judge who invades his privacy can arrest him at any moment and then automatically becomes the one who will judge him, deciding whether he is guilty or innocent without a jury. No judge in England or Europe could act in this way, simultaneously as prosecutor and judge. This is a serious flaw in the Brazilian penal system."

Robertson also points out the problem of detentions without trial and criticizes the way plea bargain agreements have been made in Brazil. "The judge has the power to detain the suspect indefinitely until obtaining a confession and a plea bargain. Of course, this leads to wrongful convictions based on confessions that the suspect has to make because he wants to get out of prison."

The petition was presented this Thursday, the 28th, at the headquarters of the UN Committee in Geneva (Switzerland), by lawyers Geoffrey Robertson and Cristiano Zanin. Watch Geoffrey Robertson's explanation: