Valeriu Munteanu, vice president of the Liberal Party, said the Democrats’ initiative to amend the Constitution so that it allows for the direct election of judges sounds well in the electoral period, but is extremely dangerous, IPN reports.
In a posting in the social media, Valeriu Munteanu said such a practice does not exist anywhere on the old continent as the European states are capable of naming and keeping upright judges who abide by the law, not by the instructions of political decision makers or by the size of the received reward. “The rule is simple all over Europe – the judges either judge according to the law or go to jail if need be,” he wrote.
Vice president of the Liberal Democratic Party Ion Terguță said the introduction of such a system involves multiple legislative amendments that necessitate long-lasting procedures, while the PDM aims to this way shift the responsibility for the degeneracy in the justice sector onto the voters.
“The essence of the proposal is utopian as the choice is based on a strictly defined list. The status of judge is obtained by presidential decree and the citizens will thus have to choose based on a strictly defined list. The populism is also amplified by the fact that the exercise in itself mimics democracy and cannot generate a change within the system. We were already made promises as to the professionalization of the army. Does anyone remember? This proposal will also pass away,” said Ion Terguță.
The Democratic Party announced that a Parliament decision was drafted to empower the legal commission for appointments and immunities to work out a constitutional amendment proposal that would enable the people to choose judges. The proposal is to be introduced into the legislative body the next few days. Before being put to the vote in Parliament, the initiative will be discussed with civil society and all those interested.
