The Minister of Justice, Olesea Stamate, has announced that one of the members of the pre-selection committee of the candidates who will be forwarded to the Superior Council of Prosecutors for the position of Prosecutor General is the former Irish prosecutor James Hamilton, an expert who worked with the Venice Commission. The minister says that, for the time being, she has received the agreement to be part of this team only from James Hamilton, with other international and national experts, talks are still being held, IPN reports.

"He is a former Irish prosecutor, who has worked with the Venice Commission for a long time, he is a renowned international expert. I have full confidence that he will add value to this committee and will ensure, along with the other experts, that its activity is correct, "said Olesea Stamate on" Politics of Natalia Morari "show, on TV8.

The Minister of Justice says that James Hamilton has been to Moldova on several occasions and has provided expertise to our country. In addition, he knows the situation in Moldova. "I personally do not know him. I communicated with him in the context of this competition, I invited him to join the committee, but many of my colleagues know him. I received his name from different people at the same time, people I trust, "said Stamate.

According to her, the greatest stake of the Ministry of Justice is that all the experts who will be part of this committee are as independent and reliable, and have a reputation as good as James Hamilton. "This exercise is extremely important to us. For us, what matters is the transparency of the process from A to Z and people’s trust in the competition itself,” noted the minister.

The full membership of the committee will be announced next week.