The Superior Council of Prosecutors (SCP) has a new composition. This was elected in the fourth General Assembly of Prosecutors that was held on November 17. Thus, there were chosen five standing members and three substitute members given that the terms in office of six of the 12 members of the SCP, including of the Council’s chairman, expire on December 19, IPN reports.

Under the legislation, the sixth member of the SCP will be the prosecutor of ATU Gagauzia, which is an ex-officio member.

The elected standing members are: Inga Furtuna – prosecutor of the Torture Combating Division of the Prosecutor General’s Office; Andrei Rosca – chief prosecutor of the Rezina Prosecutor’s Office, Adrian Bordianu – chief prosecutor of the Criuleni Prosecutor’s Office; Angela Motuzoc – deputy, acting chief prosecutor of the Chisinau Prosecutor’s Office, main office, and Constantin Susu –  prosecutor of the Sangerei Prosecutor’s Office.

The three substitute members are: Sergiu Cretu –chief prosecutor of the Rascani Prosecutor’s Office; Ina Fenkovski – deputy chief prosecutor of the Briceni Prosecutor’s Office and Eduard Varzar – deputy chief prosecutor of the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office.

Under the new Law on the Prosecution Service, the members of the SCP are elected for a four-year term and a person cannot hold office two times consecutively. The SCP members leave the posts while on the Council and this period is included in the length of service.