The justice sector reform is the desideratum towards which the Ministry of Justice will go during the next four years, this being the main task. This reform is awaited by the people and the July 11 vote confirmed this, the new Minister of Justice Sergiu Litvinenco said after he was presented to the staff of the Ministry of Justice in the morning of August 9, IPN reports.
According to him, even if the Ministry of Justice does not do justice as such, by the reforms and politics it designs, pursues and implements, it can do the justice sector reform and ensure the justice needed by the people. The justice sector reform strategy should be finalized and implemented and a law on the external assessment of judges and prosecutors should be worked out in accordance with the constitutional provisions and the standards of the Venice Commission and should be implemented so that we have an independent judiciary, correct prosecutors and judges.
Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița said Sergiu Litvinenco is the most suitable person for the post of minister of justice and he can bring about the change wanted by the people at the Ministry of Justice. “Our key objective is to increase the people’s trust in the state and state institutions, to stop the massive exodus of young people so that the country has a future. The Ministry of Justice plays a major role in doing the justice sector reform, the prosecution service reform,” stated the official.
She noted the situation is now favorable for a change as the presidential administration, Parliament and the Government work in a team and want this change. “We will benefit from four years of political stability so as to persuade the people that justice can work in the interests of the citizens. It is not only the duty of the minister or the prime minister to change the country when each employee of the state meets the exceptions of the citizens and work in the public interest,” noted Natalia Gavrilița.
Sergiu Litvinenco is a jurist by profession. He is a founding member of PAS. He also sat in the previous Parliament. Since June until November 2019, he headed the commission on appointments and immunities and was later a member of this commission. Before entering Parliament, he worked in the public administration system and for a number of projects financed by the World Bank, UNDP, UNICEF.
The Gavrilița Government was given a vote of confidence by Parliament on August 6. The same day, the Cabinet members were sworn in and President Maia Sandu signed the decree to confirm the new Government.
