The Cabinet of Ministers approved amendments to the Law of the Prosecutor's Office. The amendments refer to the election of the Prosecutor General. Namely, the Ministry of Justice will set up a commission that will pre-select candidates, IPN reports.
The Commission will select two or three candidates to be proposed to Superior Council of Prosecutors (CSP) for determining which of them deserves to be appointed to this position.
The CSP may refuse to elect the Prosecutor General only with good reasons. Once the candidate has been selected, the CSP will forward it to the president of the country, who will appoint him / her to office by presidential decree.
Prime Minister Maia Sandu said that this was not an interference in the competences of the prosecution bodies. But the Government cannot ignore this aspect as it has announced the judiciary reform that citizens expect to be a priority. The prime minister also says that the approved amendments will be submitted to Parliament to be passed next week.