The justice sector reform requires time. It started by the package of laws on the assessment of the professionalism and integrity of prosecutors and judges, which will enable to clear the system of corrupt elements, said the head of the Parliament’s legal commission for appointments and immunities Olesea Stamate. According to the MP, all the high-profile cases will have an end result but time is needed for all the procedures to be obeyed, IPN reports.
Olesea Stamate said the justice sector reform is thorny but the legislative proposals adopted by Parliament are designed to launch the cleaning of the system and the punishment of the fugitives who committed abuses. “I, as an ordinary citizen, would like the speed to be higher. But as a professional from the field, I know very well that this is not possible. As regards the results we obtained, we managed to adopt a package of very good laws that will stimulate the fight against grand corruption. I refer to pre-vetting, assessment of candidates for the posts of SCM and SCP members, which is now in full swing, the amendments that allow sending the case to court in the absence of the person. This will enable to make sure that those who fled the country and abscond are held accountable,” Olesea Stamate stated in the program “Reflection Points” on Vocea Basarabiei.
The MP assured that the high-profile cases will be brought to an end but the legal proceedings last as these cases are being reexamined. The bank fraud case, for example, is a very large case that is divided into a number of criminal cases. Some of these were sent to court, while others continue to be investigated as the prosecutors had to resume the investigations or to start from the very beginning after these cases since 2014-2015 until now were changed again and again and featured either Platon, or Plahotniuc, or Shor.
In the case of Ilan Shor, the MP could be convicted in Moldova but would serve the sentence in Israel and could have his property confiscated. Stamate said the extradition of Shor to serve the sentence in Moldova is another possibility. “If the courts in Israel decide that the Moldovan courts’ request is not politically motivated and is objective, and the available evidence shows indeed that the person bears the blame, they can order an extradition,” stated Stamate.
