“In 15 years we made only decisions designed to stabilize internal situation,” Constitutional Court judges

The decision on the possible modification of the Constitution must be based exclusively on the principle of strengthening the state of law, Prime Minister Vlad Filat said Tuesday at a ceremony held to mark the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the Constitutional Court of Moldova. “The Constitution is not perfect and there are many approaches, interpretations and discussions around it. The Constitutional Court is obliged to bring these discussions to an end so that they do not affect the functionality of the state,” the Premier said, quoted by Info-Prim Neo. On the occasion of the anniversary, the Government handed over diplomas to judges of the Constitutional Court. Judge Victor Puscas said over the 15 years the Court made only decisions designed to stabilize the situation in Moldova. The next step that should be taken is to allow the ordinary people to submit applications to the Constitutional Court, alongside the public servants. Petru Railean, another judge of the Constitutional Court, said the number of applications lodged with the Court in 1999 and 2000 was very high. As a result of the revision of a number of bills and laws the situation changed. Petru Railean stressed the necessity of increasing the number of the Court's employees from six to seven so as preclude the parity of votes in decision making. During the 15 years, the Constitutional Court had three generations of judges. The Court guarantees the preeminence of the Constitution and is independent from any other public authority.