Venice Commission accepts to advise Constitutional Court on communist symbol ban
The Venice Commission has accepted to advise the Moldovan Constitutional Court on the measure prohibiting the use of communist symbols for political purposes as well as on the legal provisions stripping judges of immunity, Info-Prim Neo reports.
The Commission is expected to deliver its opinions within its 94th plenary session scheduled for March 2013.
The application to examine the constitutionality of the amendment limiting the immunity of judges involved in the prosecution of cases of corruption and influence peddling was submitted to the Constitutional Court by the Supreme Court of Justice on September 7.
Later, on September 18, a group of MPs requested the Constitutional Court to examine the constitutionality of a parliamentary measure banning communist symbols and totalitarian ideologies from the political life.
On October 4, the Constitutional Court declared both applications admissible. At the same time, the Court decided to ask the Venice Commission's opinions on both matters before delivering a final decision.
The European Commission for Democracy through Law, better known as the Venice Commission, is the Council of Europe's advisory body on constitutional matters.