Constitutional expert Corneliu Gurin was fielded for the post of prosecutor general. In a press briefing on April 18, Head of Parliament Marian Lupu said he knows Corneliu Gurin as a professional, responsible man with an irreproachable reputation. He also said that he decided not to propose Vitalie Parlog, who was selected at a contest, because this candidate wouldn’t have garnered the necessary number of votes, IPN reports.
Corneliu Gurin was a member of the Democratic Action Party, but left it this January.
The Speaker said that he chose Corneliu Gurin because he was designated as the chairman of the special commission for selecting the candidate for the post of prosecutor general by the members of this body.
During three months, the Prosecutor General’s Office hasn’t had a manger and such a situation can no longer be tolerated, stated Marian Lupu. According to him, the procedure will be hastened so that Corneliu Gurin is examined by the parliamentary commissions, the Standing Bureau and then the legislative body as soon as possible. “Corneliu Gurin has great chances of being elected to this post,” said the Speaker.
The candidate for prosecutor general is put forward by the Head of Parliament. By the Speaker’s order, a commission was earlier constituted to select a candidate for this post. The commission, which was headed by Coneliu Gurin, designated Vitalie Parlog, who was minister of justice under the Communists. A number of factions announced that they will not support this candidate.
Corneliu Gurin has been the representative of the nongovernmental sector for a number of years and his designation and naming to one of the most important posts in the state would be a surprise rather than legality.
IPN note: Corneliu Gurin is an expert in parliamentary and constitutional law and has a Bachelor’s degree in law sciences from “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi, Romania. In 1995-2005, he had held different public posts and has the supreme public service qualification degree – state adviser of Moldova, first class. Since 2005, he has worked as an independent expert and cooperated with a number of nongovernmental organizations and international institutions, national and foreign media outlets. He wrote and published books, studies and researches in constitutional and electoral law, human rights, European integration and cooperation, public administration, and justice. He is one of the authors of the Election Code and the Law on Legislative Acts.
The given note was published on www.ipn.md on August 18, 2011, in an interview with Corneliu Gurin of the series “Moldova – 20? Whereto?”, which was dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the proclamation of independence.
