The suspended prosecutor general Alexandr Stoianoglo had the intention to tender his resignation, but he wasn’t allowed to, said Minister of Justice Sergiu Litvinenco. According to the official, even if Stoianoglo quits as head of the Prosecutor General’s Office, the assessment of his work will be completed. In December, the assessment commission will provide a final report on Stoianoglo’s work, IPN reports.
“Stoianoglo wanted to leave, but a personage who is not in the Republic of Moldova at present prevented him from doing so. If Stoianoglo resigns, the assessment will be anyway completed even if the assessed subject will not hold any post in the prosecution service in the future, so as to set down particular standards for the work of the prosecutor general,” Sergiu Litvinenco stated in the talk show “Black Box” on TV8 channel.
According to the minister, if the assessment commission finds the suspended prosecutor general’s work was “unsatisfactory”, the Superior Council of Prosecutors will suggest that the President should dismiss him. It is not yet clear if the contest to fill the post of prosecutor general will be held immediately after the post falls vacant.
“In accordance with the law, the assessment should be completed in 30 days of the constitution of the commission. Most probably, the commission will be created next Monday. Respectively, the period of 30 days will start on Monday. In the second part of December, the assessment should be completed. When the post falls vacant, the Superior Council of Prosecutors can initiate the contest or can decide to keep the caretaker position. Both of the options are valid and legal,” stated Sergiu Litvinenco.
Under the law to amend the law on the prosecution service, the list of eligibility criteria for the candidates for prosecutor general and for heads of the two specialized prosecutor’s offices will be extended. This way, Moldovans working abroad will also be able to apply for these posts. In the case of the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office, enabling the compatriots from outside the country to apply for chief of this institution was a recommendation of the IMF, stated the minister.
In accordance with the law, the commission that will assess the work of the suspended prosecutor general consists of five members who are proposed by the President, the Ministry of Justice, the Superior Council of Prosecutors, the Superior Council of Magistracy and the Prosecutor General’s Office. The Superior Council of Magistracy already delegated Lidia Bulgac, former acting head of the Chisinau Appeals Court, to work on the commission.
