The Superior Council of Prosecutors (CSP) has published the list of the seven candidates who submitted their files to the contest for the position of Prosecutor General. Among them are Eduard Bulat, one of the deputies of the Prosecutor General, as well as the former prosecutor Anatolie Istrate, Gheorghe Petic's lawyer, IPN reports.
The list of candidates who have submitted applications for participation includes the former deputy prosecutor general, prosecutor Igor Popa. Another candidate is Roman Eremciuc, deputy chief prosecutor of the Chisinau Municipal Prosecutor's Office, head of the Center Office.
Among the candidates are Maxim Gropa, prosecutor in the Prosecutor's Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Causes, as well as Vsevolod Ivanov, prosecutor in the Chisinau Municipality, Râșcani Office. Ruslan Popov, chief prosecutor of the Section for criminological analysis, endorsement and enactment within the Department for policies, reforms and protection of society interests of the General Prosecutor’s Office also aspires to become head of the General Prosecutor Office.
The procedure of verifying candidates according to the law requirements has been currently launched. According to the CSP Regulation, within 20 working days the Superior Council of Prosecutors will announce the list of candidates who have submitted the complete files and met the requirements for participation in the competition.
The position of Prosecutor General remained vacant following the resignation of Eduard Harunjen on July 11. Two days earlier, Parliament found that the conditions for his appointment had not been observed.
On September 9, the day the CSP announced the contest for the selection of Prosecutor General, Prime Minister Maia Sandu categorized the decision as a defiance of all citizens’ expectations. According to the prime minister, the decision was taken ignoring all the initiatives and efforts to change the way of electing the Prosecutor General. "They launched this competition, even though there is a draft law, voted in the first reading by the Parliament, which changes the procedure of Prosecutor General election as well as several requests regarding the profound reform of Prosecutor's Office. It seems that CSP did not understand that the time when they could appoint corrupt prosecutors such as Harunjen, Popa or Bețișor was over. On many occasions this Council acted as if it were above the law and the national interest”, declared Maia Sandu.
