Judicial reform will be felt in nearest future, Nicolae Timofti

The judicial reform will produce results in the nearest future and this will be due to a combination of political will, a set of laws and procedures to be adopted, and the involvement of the citizens in this process, stated Moldovan President Nicolae Timofti in an interview with Info-Prim Neo published on 8 August 2012. “The reformation of the judicial system has begun, and I assure that, in the nearest future, we will talk about justice differently. It is not an unresolvable issue, but we also need political will here. Through Laws and proceedings, we will create a selection system for people who have the moral right and professional training to act as judges. The State will make sure that judges do their duty honestly and freely, and you will see that we will improve other fields in result, because much depends on the system of justice. When one feels protected by the Law, one gets used to acting within the boundaries of the Law. I instigate the citizens to join this process. We want people to demand justice, and not have them consent upon obtaining favorable rulings by circumventing the Law”, said the President, who was himself part of the judicial system before his election. The President has noted that the judicial reform is part of the country's modernization program which aims to achieve European integration. “We are undergoing a complex process that will eventually lead us into the great European family. Until then, we must take some exams, first of all, in what concerns democracy. In order to promote them, we must all work hard and present ourselves as serious, responsible people. We have foreign friends that support us, and we must not lose them. Nobody will pay attention to us if we only make cosmetic changes. But most important is to keep this course of European modernization”, stated President Nicolae Timofti in an interview with Info-Prim Neo.