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Justice reforms mean taking control over the area, opinions


https://www.ipn.md/en/justice-reforms-mean-taking-control-over-the-area-opinions-7967_1068624.html

Reforms that every government intends to implement in the justice sector mean, in fact, taking control over the area. Magistrates do not need political control, they need law and independence to do their job. The opinions were expressed on "Forum" program, Vocea Basarabiei /Voice of Bessarabia by the former chair of the Constitutional Court Victor Pușcaș and lawyer Victor Panțâru, IPN reports.

"When the need for reform is stated, first must be listed the existing problems," says Victor Panțâru. According to the lawyer, the administrative reform in the justice area has been implemented quite recently and that was a wrong step as access to courts of law has become more difficult.

According to the lawyer, currently judges have stopped trusting their administrative body - the Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM). Respectively, judges do not feel protected by the CSM, which is not right.

Former Chair of the Constitutional Court Victor Pușcaș argues that in the Republic of Moldova public opinion on justice is formed based on high profile cases concerning large amounts of money, in which are involved TV stations, trolls that attack the judges. In addition, they say there is TV justice. Victor Pușcaș maintains that in the Republic of Moldova about 20% of the population believes in justice, while in the European states, the degree of trust constitutes, on average, 4.5%.