Alexandru Postica passed the Pre-Vetting Commission’s evaluation and accepted the publication of the decision
The Pre-Vetting Commission announces that Alexandru Postica, appointed by the Parliament for membership of the SCM, passed the evaluation. The candidate has accepted the publication of the decision, which can be found on the Commission's website and has also been forwarded to the institution responsible for organizing the competition, in this case Parliament. Link to Decisions: htps://vetting.md/en/decisions/ So far, three candidates for positions in the Superior Council of Magistracy, with professional experience in law or other relevant field, included in the list submitted to the Pre-Vetting Commission by the Parliament, have passed the evaluation. Four candidates did not pass the evaluation, as they withdrew from the competition or did not submit their 5-year declaration on time, and five other candidates are awaiting the decisions of the Pre-Vetting Commission in order to become eligible for a position in the SCM.
The Pre-Vetting Commission’s result on the evaluation of Tatiana Ciaglic and Ion Guzun, candidates for SCM proposed by the Parliament
The Pre-Vetting Commission announces that two candidates proposed by the Parliament for positions in the SCM, Tatiana Ciaglic and Ion Guzun, passed the evaluation. The Commission's decisions were sent to the candidates and the institution responsible for organizing the competition, in this case the Parliament. Tatiana Ciaglic and Ion Guzun notified the Commission about their approval to publish the decisions, which were placed on the Commission’s website. According to the provisions of Law no. 26/2022, any decision can be appealed to the Supreme Court of Justice, within 5 days from the date of receipt. Link to the Decisions: https://vetting.md/en/decisions/ We remind that at the end of last week, the Pre-Vetting Commission concluded the hearing of the non-judicial candidates for positions in the SCM, remained in the contest. Out of the 12 candidates with professional experience in the field of law or in another relevant field, included in the list of candidates submitted to the Commission by the Parliament, seven candidates participated in the hearings, as two withdrew from the competition, two others did not submit the 5 years declaration in time, thus not promoting the evaluation, and one candidate requested to be evaluated without participating in the hearings. Therefore, until now, two candidates have...
Seven non-judicial candidates for positions in the SCM were heard by the Pre-Vetting Commission. The decisions to follow
The Pre-Vetting Commission has concluded the stage of public hearings of non-judicial candidates for positions in the Superior Council of Magistracy (SCM). Out of the 12 candidates with professional experience in the field of law or in another relevant field, included in the list of candidates submitted to the Commission by the Parliament, seven candidates participated in the hearings, as two withdrew from the competition, two other candidates did not submit in time the 5 years declaration, thus being disqualified, and one candidate requested to be evaluated without participating in the hearings. Therefore, between March 1st and 9th, in public sessions were heard Tatiana CHIRIAC, Tatiana CIAGLIC, Ion GUZUN, Angela POPIL, Valentin CAISÎN, Alexandru POSTICĂ and Alexandru ROTARI who answered the questions of the members of the Commission in order to clarify some aspects relevant to the evaluation process. According to Law nr. 26/2022 on some measures related to the selection of candidates for the position of member of the self-administration bodies of judges and prosecutors and the Evaluation Regulation, the video recordings from the hearings were published on the website of the Pre-Vetting Commission www.vetting.md and the Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@comisia.prevetting. In the next period, the Pre-Vetting Commission will work on drafting...
Pre-Vetting Commission starts the hearings of the non-judicial candidates for SCM
Between March 1 and 7, 2023, the Pre-Vetting Commission will hear the group of candidates submitted by the Parliament to the position of member of the Superior Council of Magistracy (SCM). Eight candidates with professional experience in law or other relevant field will be interviewed. The following candidates will be heard in public on 1-3 March 2023: Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 Tatiana CHIRIAC (10:00) Tatiana CIAGLIC (14:00) Thursday, March 2nd, 2023 Ion GUZUN (14:00) Friday, March 3rd, 2023 Angela POPIL (14:00) The list of candidates to be heard on 6th and 7th of March, 2023 will be announced by the end of the week. The hearings take place in the context of the financial and ethical evaluation of the integrity of candidates for the position of member in the self-administration bodies of judges and prosecutors, in accordance with Law no. 26/2022 and will be held in the premises of the National Institute of Justice, room 108 (Alexandru Ion Cuza) (M. Kogălniceanu street corner with Serghei Lazo street 1). Civil society, media representatives and the general public can participate by notifying the Commission Secretariat in advance at press@vettingmd.com. Note: Filming, live streaming, as well as taking pictures during the entire sessions is prohibited. The Secretariat of the Commission will provide...
The decision on Ludmila Ouș is now public
Ludmila Ouș, non-judicial candidate for the position of member of the Superior Council of Magistracy (SCM), accepted the publication of the decision of the Pre-Vetting Commission. The candidate withdrew from the competition, thus failing the evaluation. The decision will be published on the website of the Parliament and the Pre-Vetting Commission, in accordance with Article 13 para. (7) of the Law No. 26/2022. Decision: https://bit.ly/3XDM5jS Candidates may appeal against the Commission’s decision to the Supreme Court of Justice within 5 days of the date of receipt, without following the prior procedure. 12 non-judicial candidates with professional experience in the field of law or other relevant field have been submitted by the Parliament for membership of the Superior Council of Magistracy and are evaluated by the Pre-Vetting Commission on their financial and ethical integrity. So far, two candidates failed the evaluation because they did not submit their 5-year declaration on time, two others withdrew from the competition, thus failing the evaluation.
Evaluation of non-judicial candidates for the SCM: another candidate withdrew from the competition
The Pre-Vetting Commission announces that Ludmila Ouș, candidate for the position of member of the Superior Council of Magistracy (SCM), from the list proposed by the Parliament, has withdrawn from the competition, thus failing the evaluation. The Commission's decision was sent to the candidate and to the institution responsible for organizing the competition, in this case Parliament. The decision can be appealed to the Supreme Court of Justice within 5 days of receipt. Ludmila Ouș has 48 hours to inform the Commission whether she accepts the publication of the reasoned decision. The Commission will publish the decision on its website if the candidate does not object to publication. 12 non-judicial candidates with professional experience in the field of law or other relevant field have been submitted by the Parliament for membership of the Superior Council of Magistracy and are evaluated by the Pre-Vetting Commission on their financial and ethical integrity. So far, two candidates failed the evaluation because they did not submit their 5-year declaration on time, two others withdrew from the competition, thus failing the evaluation.
The Pre-Vetting Commission’s decision on candidate for SCP Vasile Stoinov is now public
Vasile Stoinov, candidate for the position of member of the Superior Council of Prosecutors (SCP) and prosecutor in Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Organized Crimes and Special Cases, South Office, did not refused the publication of the Pre-Vetting Commission’s decision on his failure of evaluation based on the candidate’s failure to submit the 5-year declaration. The Commission’s evaluation decision will be publish on the web pages of the Commission and the CSP, the institution responsible for organizing the competition. Decision: http://bit.ly/3S8qgIb Candidates may appeal against the Commission's decision to the Supreme Court of Justice within 5 days of the date of receipt, without following the prior procedure. The Pre-Vetting Commission is conducting the evaluation of financial and ethical integrity of 17 candidates remained in the competition for membership in the SCP. Only those who pass the Commission's evaluation will be eligible to the new composition of the Superior Council of Prosecutors.
Evaluation of candidates for the CSP positions has begun. The first decision of the Pre-Vetting Commission
The Pre-Vetting Commission has started the evaluation of candidates for the positions of Superior Council of the Prosecutors (SCP) members. 18 candidates to the SCP, 17 prosecutors from the General Prosecutor's Office, territorial and specialized prosecutors' offices, but also a representative of the civil society, who is part of the selection process organized by the Academy of Sciences will be evaluated This process includes financial and ethical integrity evaluation for the period of 15 years. The Commission sent a request to the candidates to fill in and submit the Declaration of assets and personal interests for 5 years. The Declaration also includes a list of close persons in judiciary, among prosecutors and in public service, as required by the law. Failure to submit this information on time constitutes ground for the Commission to find that the candidates failed the evaluation. In this regard, Vasilie Stoinov, candidate for the position of member in the CSP and prosecutor at the Prosecutor's Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases, the South Office did not submit the declaration and thus did not pass the evaluation. The decision was sent to the candidate and the institution responsible for organizing the selection process, in this case the Superior...
Pre-Vetting Commission publishes the decision on Judges Ion Chirtoacă, Marina Rusu and Alexei Paniș along with the dissenting opinions of a member of the Commission
The candidates for the Superior Council of Magistracy (SCM), judges Ion Chirtoacă (Chișinău Court, Buiucani Office), Marina Rusu, (Cahul Court, Taraclia Office) and Alexei Paniș (Chișinău Court, Rîlcani Office) have accepted the publication of the reasoned decisions of the Pre-Vetting Commission. The three decisions of failing the evaluation were adopted by a majority of five members of the Commission. Commission member Vitalie Miron issued a dissenting opinion in each of the three cases, which were attached to the decisions. • Decision on the candidacy of Ion Chirtoacă https://bit.ly/3HMfMJF Dissenting opinion https://bit.ly/3jD7hsE • Decision on the candidacy of Marina Rusu https://bit.ly/3jHNyry Dissenting opinion https://bit.ly/3JQX9Hn • Decision on the candidacy of Alexei Paniș https://bit.ly/40H9WC9 Dissenting opinion https://bit.ly/3Yxn9eO The Commission’s decisions may be appealed to the Supreme Court of Justice within 5 days of receipt, without prior procedure, according to art. 14 para. (1) and (2) of Law No. 26/2022. 19 of the 28 judicial candidates running for the position of member in the SCM accepted the publication of the Commission's reasoned decisions and the dissenting opinions attached, depending on the case. The Pre-Vetting Commission has completed the evaluation of judicial candidates for the SCM with 5 decisions of passing and 23 decisions of failing of the evaluation....
Supreme Court of Justice upheld the Pre-Vetting Commission’s decision regarding judge Anatolie Țurcan
The Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) rejected, on 6 February 2023, the appeal filed by judge Anatolie Turcan against the decision of the Independent Evaluation Commission for assessing the integrity of candidates for the position of member in the self-administration bodies of judges and prosecutors (Pre-Vetting Commission). In this decision, the Pre-Vetting Commission held that serious doubts have been found in relation to judge Anatolie Turcan’s compliance with ethical and financial integrity criteria and thus he failed the evaluation. The SCJ upheld the Pre-Vetting Commission’s decision. The decision of the Supreme Court of Justice is irrevocable and cannot be appealed . This is the first decision of the SCJ reviewing the Pre-Vetting Commission’s decisions. The SCJ decision is public and can be consulted here (Romanian version): http://jurisprudenta.csj.md/search_col_civil.php?id=70713 By 6 February 2023, 11 judges running for the position of member in the SCM, and who are subject to the extraordinary evaluation by the Pre-Vetting Commission, had exercised their legal right to appeal the unfavorable decisions of the Evaluation Commission before the Supreme Court of Justice. These are magistrates Iurie Bejenaru, Anatolie Turcan, Vitalie Stratan, Angela Bostan, Vladislav Holban, Sergiu Osoianu, Ecaterina Buzu, Veronica Cupcea, Aliona Miron, Mihail Bușuleac, Nicolae Șova. Hearings in several...
Evaluation of the judicial candidates for the SCM – the last decisions of the Pre-Vetting Commission
The Pre-Vetting Commission announces the last results on the evaluation of candidates for the Superior Council of Magistrates (SCM) among career judges. According to the Commission, judges Ion Chirtoaca and Aureliu Postica, from the Chisinau Court, Buiucani Office, Marina Rusu from the Cahul Court, Taraclia Office, and Alexei Panis, from the Chisinau Court, Riscani Office, failed the evaluation. The conclusion is contained in the reasoned decisions, which were sent to the candidates today. Judicial candidates have 48 hours to notify the Commission Secretariat whether they object or not to the publication of the decisions. Otherwise, they will be posted on the websites of the SCM and the Pre-Vetting Commission in a depersonalized form, except for the surname and first name of the candidate that remain public. The Commission’s decisions may be appealed to the Supreme Court of Justice within 5 days of receipt, without prior procedure, according to art. 14 para. (1) and (2) of Law No. 26/2022. Note: The Pre-Vetting Commission has completed the evaluation of judicial candidates for the SCM with 5 decisions of promotion and 23 decisions of non-promotion of the evaluation. The five candidates who passed the evaluation are judges of the district courts. Candidates who failed the evaluation...
Judges Stanislav Sorbalo and Natalia Clevadî accepted the publication of the Pre-Vetting Commission’s decisions
Two other judges, candidates for positions in the SCM, accepted the publication of the Pre-Vetting Commission's decisions on their non-promotion of the evaluation. Stanislav Sorbalo, judge at the Balti Court, Head Office, ran for membership of the SCM and the Disciplinary Board of Judges and was heard by the Commission, while Natalia Clevadî, candidate for the SCM, requested to be evaluated without participating in the public interview. According to the reasoned decisions, the Commission concluded that the candidates do not meet the integrity criteria as serious doubts have been found. • Decision on the candidacy of Stanislav Sorbalo https://bit.ly/40pXiXY • Decision on the candidacy of Natalia Clevadî https://bit.ly/3x1ELni The Commission’s decisions may be appealed to the Supreme Court of Justice within 5 days of receipt, without prior procedure, according to art. 14 para. (1) and (2) of Law No. 26/2022.
Three more candidates for positions in the SCM failed the pre-vetting evaluation
The Pre-Vetting Commission announces the results on evaluation of judges Stanislav Sorbalo, from the Balti Court, Victor Sandu, from the Chisinau Court, Centre Office and Natalia Clevadî, from the Chișinau Court, Buiucani Office. According to the Commission, the three judges, candidates for positions in the Superior Council of Magistracy (SCM), failed the evaluation. Judge Sorbalo is also running for membership of the Disciplinary Board of Judges. The result is included in the reasoned decisions, which have been sent to the candidates. If the candidates don’t notify the Commission of their refusal to publish the decisions within 48 hours after the decisions were sent, these will be posted on the website of the SCM and the Pre-Vetting Commission in a depersonalized form, except for the surname and first name of the candidate that remain public. The Commission members made their decisions based on information gathered in the evaluation process, including from written communication with candidates and from the hearings. It should be noted that candidate Natalia Clevadi requested to be evaluated without participating in the public interview. The Commission's decisions may be appealed to the Supreme Court of Justice within 5 days of receipt, without prior procedure, according to art. 14 para. (1) and...
Judges Aliona Miron and Veronica Cupcea do not oppose the publication of the decisions of the Pre-Vetting Commission
Two magistrates, candidates for membership in the SCM, Aliona Miron, from the Supreme Court of Justice, and Veronica Cupcea, from the Orhei Court, who received the results of the Pre-Vetting Commission's evaluation earlier this week, accepted the publication of the Commission's reasoned decisions. Following their notification that they do not object to publication, the decisions have been placed on the Commission's website in a depersonalized form and will be published on the website of the Superior Council of Magistracy. The candidates failed the evaluation. • Decision on the candidacy of Veronica Cupcea 🔗 https://bit.ly/3HR6kVJ • Decision on the candidacy of Aliona Miron 🔗 https://bit.ly/3YgsqHq 🔸 Pursuant to art. 14 para. (1) of Law No. 26/2022, the candidate is entitled to appeal this decision within 5 days from receiving the decision.
Result of the Pre-Vetting Commission on the evaluation of the four judicial candidates for positions in the SCM
Four candidates for the position of member of the SCM from among judges, magistrates Mihail Bușuleac from Cahul Court, Veronica Cupcea from Orhei Court, Aliona Miron from the Supreme Court of Justice and Nicolae Șova from Chisinau Court, have received the results of the Pre-Vetting Commission on the evaluation of their financial and ethical integrity. The four candidates failed the evaluation. The reasoned decisions were sent to the candidates and to the institution responsible for organizing the competition, the SCM. If within 48 hours of sending the decisions, the candidates do not notify the Commission of his or her refusal to publish the decision, the decision shall be published on the website of the Superior Council of Magistracy in a depersonalized form, except for the surname and first name of the candidate that remain public. The Commission's decisions may be appealed to the Supreme Court of Justice within 5 days of receipt, without prior procedure, according to Article 14(2). 1) and 2) of Law no. 26/2022. So far, 5 candidates for positions in the SCM out of the 23 remaining in the competition, have promoted the Commission’s evaluation in terms of integrity, 11 have been disqualified by not promoting the evaluation and can...
First decisions on non-judge candidates for SCM positions submitted by the Parliament
The Pre-Vetting Commission announces the decisions on three candidates with professional experience in law or another relevant field from the list submitted by the Parliament for membership in the Superior Council of Magistracy (SCM). According to the Commission, the non-judge candidates Evgheni Florea, university professor at the State University of Comrat, and Ilie Mămăligă, lawyer, did not submit in time the declaration of assets and personal interests with updated data for the last 5 years (Declaration for 5 years) and/or the required annexes, which led to their non-promotion of evaluation. Candidate Fiodor Bria, lecturer at the Free International University, withdrew from the competition, thus failing the evaluation. In accordance with the legal procedure, the Commission's decisions were sent to the candidates and to the institution responsible for organizing the elections or the competition, in this case the Parliament. The decisions are subject to appeal and may be challenged by the candidates before the Supreme Court of Justice within 5 days of receipt. At the same time, the three non-judge candidates have 48 hours to notify the Commission whether they accept or oppose the publication of the reasoned decisions. We remind that 12 non-judge candidates, elected on the basis of a public competition, were...
Three judges accepted the publication of the Pre-Vetting Commission’s decisions
Three of the four judges who had received the result of the Pre-Vetting Commission’s assessment earlier this week accepted the publication of the substantiated decisions. Vasile Șchiopu, judge at the Ungheni Court and candidate for the CSM, and Sergiu Caraman, judge at the Criuleni Court and candidate for the SCM and in the Performance Evaluation Bourd, and Ecaterina Buzu, candidate for SCM and judge at the Orhei Court, notified the Commission of their agreement to publish the text of the decisions. Candidate Sergiu Osoianu, judge at the Straseni Court, used his legal right to refuse publication. The decisions were placed on the Commission’s website in a depersonalized form and will also be published on the website of the Superior Council of Magistracy. Decision on the candidacy of Sergiu Caraman https://bit.ly/3kLyYzB Decision on the candidacy of Ecaterina Buzu https://bit.ly/3XFzTQC Decision on the candidacy of Vasile Șchiopu https://bit.ly/3JiWyho Pursuant to art. 14 para. (1) of Law No. 26/2022 regarding some measures related to the selection of candidates for the position of member in the self-administration bodies of judges and prosecutors, the candidate is entitled to appeal this decision in the Supreme Court of Justice, within 5 days from receiving the decision. At this stage of assessment...
Decisions of the Pre-Vetting Commission on the integrity of four SCM candidates from among judges
The Pre-Vetting Commission announces the result of the evaluation regarding four candidates for the position of member of the SCM, from among the career judges. Two decisions of promotion and two of non-promotion of the integrity assessment were sent to the candidates concerned and to the institution responsible for organizing the competition. According to the Commission, Vasile Șchiopu, judge at the Ungheni Court and candidate for the CSM, and Sergiu Caraman, judge at the Criuleni Court and candidate for the SCM and in the Performance Evaluation Bourd of judges, meet the criteria of financial integrity and ethics, and thus, promote the evaluation. As for the candidates Sergiu Osoianu, judge at the Straseni Court, and Ecaterina Buzu, judge at the Orhei Court, the Commission decided that they do not promote the evaluation. If the candidates do not notify the Commission about their refusal to publish the decisions within 48 hours of their transmission, they will be published in full on the website of the SCM and on the Commission's website. According to art. 14 para. 1) and 2) of Law. 26/2022 on some measures related to the selection of candidates for the position of member of the self-administration bodies of judges and prosecutors, the...
START evaluation of the non-judges candidates for the position of member of the SCM, submitted by the Parliament
The Pre-Vetting Commission has started the evaluation procedure of the group of candidates submitted by the Parliament to the position of member of the Superior Council of Magistracy (SCM). The list of the 12 non-judges, admitted to the competition by a decision of the Legal, Appointments and Immunities Committee of the Parliament, includes freelance lawyers, lawyers and representatives of civil society and the academic environment, who will go through the process of assessment of the financial and ethical integrity, in order to become eligible for a position of permanent member of the SCM. At first stage, the Evaluation Committee sent the candidates the declaration of assets and personal interests form for the last 5 years, to be completed, signed electronically and submitted to the Secretariat of the Commission within 7 days from the request. The declaration form will include both the information on the assets and personal interests of those who are running for the position of member of the SCM, as well as the list of close persons from the judicial system, the prosecutor's office and the public service. The failure to submit the statements in time constitutes a reason for the Commission to decide on non-promotion of the evaluation...
ANNOUNCEMENT! The Pre-Vetting Commission concludes the hearing of judicial candidates for positions in the CSM with magistrate Alexei Paniș
On Thursday, January 12, 2023, at 10:00, the Pre-Vetting Commission will hear, in public session, Alexei PANIȘ, magistrate from Chișinău Court, Rîșcani Oficce, and candidate for the position of member of the Superior Council of Magistracy (SCM). Alexei Paniș will be the last candidate, among the career judges, who will be interviewed, as the candidate Natalia CLEVADÎ, judge at the Chisinau Court, Buiucani Office, requested to be evaluated without attending the hearing. The members of the Pre-Vetting Commission will take the decision on the candidate based on the information gathered in the evaluation process, including from the written communication with the candidate. The hearings of candidate Paniș will be held in the premises of the National Institute of Justice, room 108 (Alexandru Ion Cuza) (M. Kogălniceanu street corner with Serghei Lazo street 1). Civil society, media representatives and the general public may participate in the hearings by notifying the Secretariat of the Commission in advance at the press@vettingmd.com. The list of participants will be established according to the sequence of notifications received by the Secretariat. Only people registered in advance will have access to the room where the interviews will be conducted. We recall that filming, live streaming, as well as taking pictures...
Judges Angela Bostan and Iurie Bejenaru accepted the publication of the Pre-Vetting Commission’s decisions on their no-promotion of the evaluation
Judges Angela Bostan, from the Chisinau Court of Appeal, and Iurie Bejenaru, from the Supreme Court of Justice, candidates for position of member in the SCM, agreed that the reasoned decisions of the Pre-Vetting Commission regarding their non-promotion of the integrity evaluation to be made public. The decisions were published on the Commission's website, in an impersonal form (https://vetting.md/en/decisions/), and will also be published on the website of the Superior Council of Magistracy. In the case of Judge Angela Bostan, the member of the Commission, Vitale Miron, formulated a separate opinion from the other members, which was annexed to the decision. Contrary to the two judges, magistrates Anatolie Țurcan, from the Supreme Court of Justice, Vitalie Stratan, from the Chisinau Court, Head Office, and Vladislav Holban, from the Chisinau Court, Centru Office, notified the Pre-Vetting Commission of their refusal to publish the decisions. Pursuant to art. 14 para. (1) of Law No. 26/2022 regarding some measures related to the selection of candidates for the position of member in the self-administration bodies of judges and prosecutors, the candidate is entitled to appeal this decision in the Supreme Court of Justice, within 5 days from receiving the decision. Up to this moment, the Pre-Vetting Commission has...
Five judicial candidates for the position of member in the Superior Council of Magistracy (SCM) failed the evaluation of the Pre-Vetting Commission
The Pre-Vetting Commission completed the evaluation process regarding five candidates for the position of member in the Superior Council of Magistracy (SCM) from among career judges and sent its decisions to the candidates and the institution responsible for organizing the competition. The decisions concern magistrates Iurie Bejenaru and Anatolie Țurcan, from the Supreme Court of Justice, Vitalie Stratan, from the Chisinau Court, Head Office, Angela Bostan, from the Chisinau Court of Appeal, and Vladislav Holban, from the Chisinau Court, Centru Office, which, according to the Commission, do not meet the integrity criteria and fail the evaluation. The members of the Commission justified their decisions by finding serious doubts regarding the candidates' compliance with the principles of ethical and financial integrity. Pursuant to the new amendments to Law no. 26/2022 regarding some measures related to the selection of candidates for the position of member in the self-administration bodies of judges and prosecutors, after sending the substantiated decisions to the candidates and the SCM, the Pre-Vetting Commission publishes on its website www.vetting.md the information regarding the evaluation result. If within 48 hours of the transmission of the decision, the candidate does not notify the Commission of his refusal to publish the decision, it...
Six more judicial candidates for the position of membership in the SCM will be interviewed by the Pre-Vetting Commission between December 14-16, 2022
The Pre-Vetting Commission announces the schedule of public hearings for the period December 14-16, 2022 and invites representatives of the mass media, civil society, and the general public to participate, by prior e-mail notification of the Commission Secretariat at press@vettingmd.com. The hearings take place in the context of the financial and ethical evaluation of the integrity of candidates for the position of member in the self-administration bodies of judges and prosecutors, in accordance with Law no. 26/2022. Therefore, six judicial candidates for position of member in the Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) were invited to the interview, as follows: Wednesday, December 14, 2022 Mihail BUȘULEAC, Cahul Court, Head Office (10:00 a.m.) Marina RUSU, Cahul Court, Taraclia Office (2:00 p.m.) Thursday, December 15, 2022 Ion CHIRTOACĂ, Chișinău Court, Buiucani Office (10:00 a.m.) Victor SANDU, Chișinău Court, Centru Office (12:30 p.m.) Friday, December 16, 2022 Veronica CUPCEA, Orhei Court, Head Office (10:00 a.m.) Aureliu POSTICĂ, Chișinău Court, Buiucani Office (2 p.m.) The hearings will be held in the premises of the National Institute of Justice, room 108 (Alexandru Ion Cuza) (M. Kogălniceanu street corner with Serghei Lazo street 1), and the list of participants will be established according to the sequence of notifications received by the Secretariat. Only people registered in advance will have...
Evaluation of the candidates for the position of member in SCM: Round 3 of hearings, six candidates interviewed
Six candidates for the position of member in the Superior Council of Magistracy (SCM), were heard by the Pre-Vetting Commission, between November 30 and December 2, 2022. They are Aliona Miron from the Supreme Court of Justice, Stanislav Sorbalo from the Bălți District Court, Vasile Șchiopu from the Ungheni District Court, Sergiu Caraman from the Criuleni District Court, Nicolae Șova from the Chișinău District Court, Central Office and Ecaterina Buzu from the Orhei District Court. The hearings refered to the financial and ethical integrity of the judicial candidates based on the information obtained by the Commission from public and private sources, as well as the previous written communication with them. In particular, issues related to the origin of funds deposited in the bank accounts of the candidates and their family members, donations and loans from third parties were addressed, as well as the circumstances in which some of the interviewed magistrates purchased homes at preferential prices, in within the programs to improve living conditions for judges. The Commission's questions also referred to properties and accounts not reflected in the assets and interests declarations, as well as to the procurement of immovable and movable assets at below market prices. The entire process was...
Six more judicial candidates for position of member in the SCM will be heard by the Pre-Vetting Commission between November 30 – December 2, 2022
The Pre-Vetting Commission announces the schedule of public hearings for the period November 30 - December 2, 2022 and invites representatives of the mass media, civil society, and the general public to participate, by prior e-mail notification of the Commission Secretariat at press@vettingmd.com. The hearings take place in the context of the financial and ethical evaluation of the integrity of candidates for the position of member in the self-administration bodies of judges and prosecutors, in accordance with Law no. 26/2022. Therefore, six judicial candidates for position of member in the Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) were invited to the interview, as follows: Wednesday, November 30, 2022 Aliona MIRON, Supreme Court of Justice (10:00 a.m.) Stanislav SORBALO, Bălți Court, Head Office (2:00 p.m.) Thursday, December 1, 2022 Vasile ȘCHIOPU, Ungheni Court (10:00 a.m.) Sergiu CARAMAN, Criuleni Court (14:00) Friday, December 2, 2022 Nicolae ȘOVA, Chișinău Court, Centru Office (10:00 a.m.) Ecaterina BUZU, Orhei Court, Head Office (2 p.m.) The hearings will be held in the premises of the National Institute of Justice, room 108 (Alexandru Ion Cuza) (M. Kogălniceanu street corner with Serghei Lazo street 1), and the list of participants will be established according to the sequence of notifications received by the Secretariat. Only people...
Three judicial candidates for the positions of SCM members passed the Pre-Vetting Commission’s evaluation
The Independent Commission for assessing the integrity of candidates for the positions of members in the self-administration bodies of judges and prosecutors (the Pre-Vetting Commission) announces that it adopted the first decisions on passing the evaluation with respect to three judicial candidates for the positions of members in the Superior Council of Magistracy (SCM). According to the Commission, Livia Mitrofan and Maria Frunze, judges at the Chișinău Court, Center office, and Ioana Chironeț, judge at the Chișinău Court, Ciocana office, whose public hearings were held on 7 October 2022, passed the evaluation. All three judges are running for the position of member of the SCM, while Maria Frunze is also running for the position of member of the Board for the Selection and Career of Judges. As regards the three candidates, the Commission decided that they meet the ethical and financial integrity criteria, therefore they passed the evaluation. This conclusion is part of each of the three reasoned decisions, adopted unanimously by the Commission members and submitted to the evaluated candidates and to the Superior Council of Magistracy. During the evaluation process, information from numerous sources was analyzed to assess the financial and ethical integrity of the candidates, such as the National Integrity...
Three more candidates for the position of member in the CSM, publicly heard by the Pre-Vetting Commission
The Pre-Vetting Commission heard today, October 27, 2022, three candidates from the 23 remaining in the competition for the position of member of the Superior Council of Magistracy (SCM). The candidates from among career judges Vitalie Stratan, from the Chișinău Court, Head Office, Iurie Bejenaru and Anatolie Țurcan, from the Supreme Court of Justice, were interviewed in terms of financial and ethical integrity. During the hearings, the members of the Commission asked the candidates several clarifying questions related to the incomes and assets owned, based on the information obtained from public and private sources, as well as the previous communication with them. In the case of candidate judges Iurie Bejenaru and Anatolie Țurcan, Commission member Tatiana Răducanu did not participate in the evaluation, as a result of the declaration of abstention. Following the evaluation procedure, the Commission is to issue a substantiated decision regarding whether the candidate passed or failed the evaluation. The entire process was documented by video and audio, except for the deliberations, which took place behind closed doors, and the recordings will be available in Romanian and English on the website of the Pre-Vetting Commission www.vetting.md under the section Transparency/Hearings in 24 hours. On Friday, October 28, three other candidates...
The Pre-Vetting Commission will interview six candidates for the position of member in the SCM
The Pre-Vetting Commission announces that, on October 27 and 28, 2022, it will hold a new round of public hearings of the candidates registered in the competition for the position of member of the Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM). Six candidates from among the judges, from the 23 remaining in the competition, will be heard. On Thursday, October 27, 2022, the following candidates will appear before the members of the Commission: Vitalie Stratan, judge at the Chișinău Court, Head Office (10:00 a.m.) Iurie Bejenaru (13:00) and Anatolie Țurcan (16:00) - judges at the Supreme Court of Justice. On Friday, October 28, 2022, the following will be heard: Angela Bostan, magistrate at the Chișinău Court of Appeal (10:00 a.m.) Sergiu Osoianu, judge at the Strășeni Court (1:00 p.m.) Vladislav Holban, judge at the Chișinău District Court, Head Office (4:00 p.m.) The hearings take place in open session. Civil society, media representatives and the general public can participate, by notifying in advance the Commission's Secretariat at press@vettingmd.com. Only registered people will have access to the room where the hearings will take place - the National Institute of Justice, room 108 (Alexandru Ion Cuza) (M. Kogălniceanu street corner with Serghei Lazo street 1). Note: Filming, live streaming,...
The Pre-Vetting Commission announces the adoption of a decision on the non-promotion of the evaluation by the judge candidate for the position of member in the CSM
The Pre-Vetting Commission informs the public opinion about the adoption of the decision on the non-promotion of the evaluation by the judge at the Chisinau Court of Appeal, Iurie Cotruță, as a result of his withdrawal from the contest for the position of member of the Superior Council of Magistracy (SCM). The decision was brought to the attention of the SCM and the candidate, who refused publication. According to the law, the SCM publishes the decisions of the Commission on its website, in a depersonalized form, unless the candidate refuses to make the decision public. According to Law No 26/2022 on some measures related to the selection of candidates for membership in the self-administrative bodies of judges and prosecutors, the withdrawal of a candidate from the competition after the institution responsible for organizing the elections or the competition has sent the list of candidates to the Commission, is equivalent to the non-promotion of the evaluation, regardless of the reason given by the candidate. A total number of 23 candidates remained in the contest for the position of member of the Superior Council of Magistracy, three of whom were heard by the Commission on 7 October 2022.
The first three candidates for the position of member of the Superior Council of Magistracy, from among judges, were heard
The public hearings of the first three candidate judges for the position of member of the Superior Council of Magistracy (SCM), out of the 24 remaining in the contest, ended. The recordings from the hearings have been published and the Pre-Vetting Commission is to issue reasoned decisions about promotion or non-promotion of the evaluation by the candidates among judges. The first candidate publicly heard by the Commission was Livia Mitrofan, judge at the Chisinau Court, Centru Office, followed by the candidates Maria Frunze - judge at the Chisinau Court, Centru Office and Ioana Chironeț - judge at the Chisinau Court, Ciocana Office. During the hearings, the members of the Commission asked several questions of concretization related to the assets and incomes of the candidates, based on the information obtained from public and private sources, as well as the previous communication with the candidates. The hearings were attended by representatives of civil society and the media. The entire process of the hearings has been documented on video and audio, with the exception of the deliberations, which were held in camera, and the recordings are posted on the https://vetting.md/audieri/ website and the Commission's Youtube account. The Pre-Vetting Committee will hear the other 21 judge...
The Pre-Vetting Commission organizes the public hearing of three candidates for the position of member of the Superior Council of Magistracy
The first 3 candidates for membership in the Superior Council of Magistracy will be publicly heard on October 7, starting 10:00. Individuals and media representatives may attend hearings by notifying the Commission Secretariat in advance. Please register your participation by Thursday, October 6, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at press@vettingmd.com. For reasons of public health, the admission of representatives of the media and the public to the hearings will be limited to 20 people, and the list of participants will be established according to the sequence of notifications received by the Secretariat and taking into account the public interest. NOTE: SCM candidates, subjects to evaluation, are invited to hearings at least 7 days prior to the event.
A new decision of the Pre-Vetting Commission: A candidate for the position of member of the SCM did not pass the evaluation
The Pre-Vetting Commission informs that it has examined the application of the candidate for the position of member of the Superior Council of the Magistracy, Iana Talmaci, currently a judge in the court in Strășeni. Following the deliberations, the members of the Commission decided that the magistrate did not pass the evaluation. According to Law no. 26/2022 regarding some measures related to the selection of candidates for the position of member in the self-administration bodies of judges and prosecutors, the withdrawal of a candidate from the competition after the institution responsible for organizing the elections or the competition submits the list of candidates to the Commission, is equivalent to not promoting the evaluation, regardless of the reason given by the candidate. At the same time, article 14 paragraph 1 of Law no. 26/2022 provides that the candidate has the right to contest the Commission's decision, within 5 days of receipt. To see the Decision, go to: https://www.csm.md/ro/?option=com_content&view=article&id=3472&fbclid=IwAR25uCkKCuq8jBFM1qctycOVldw-sM2Xu0PxdbQywxxulT7uUPSYwmHE8is Previously, three other judges, candidates for the position of member of the SCM, failed the evaluation. One of them is the magistrate Gheorghe Balan, from the Chișinău Court of Appeal, Buiucani office, who did not submit the 5-year Asset and Interest Declaration, which was established by...
Herman von Hebel, Chairperson of the Pre-Vetting Commission, at the Forum on Justice Reform and Fight Against Corruption: “A few weeks from now we will be holding our first public hearings with the candidates for the position of member in the Superior Council of Magistracy.”
The Chairperson of the Pre-Vetting Commission, Herman von Hebel, participated alongside key stakeholders in the justice sector, national and international experts, as well as representatives of the civil society and development partners of the Republic of Moldova, in the Forum on Justice Reform and Fight Against Corruption, held in Chișinău on 15-16 September 2022. At the panel on the external evaluation of judges and prosecutors and on the reform of the Supreme Court of Justice, Herman von Hebel spoke about the complexity and importance of the pre-vetting process as an essential and pivotal element in the successful implementation of the justice sector reform; he detailed the actions undertaken by the Commission in this regard, and mentioned when the hearings of candidates for the position of members of the Superior Council of Magistracy are to begin. At the beginning of his speech, Herman von Hebel said that it was an honor and a great responsibility for all the members of the Commission – both international and national – to participate in the evaluation of judges and prosecutors, underscoring how important it is to have a quality process, so that the justice system in the Republic of Moldova could be sanitized and reset. As regards...
Decision of the Pre-Vetting Commission Regarding a Candidate for the Position of Member of the SCM: Withdrawal Equals Failing the Evaluation
The Pre-Vetting Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Commission), adopted a decision establishing that Dumitru Pușca, candidate for member of the Superior Council of Magistracy (SCM), currently a judge at the Bălți Court of Appeal, did not pass the evaluation. The letter of withdrawal sent by the candidate to the Commission on the 9th of September 2022 provided the basis for the candidate’s failure to pass the financial and ethical integrity evaluation. According to Law No 26/2022 on certain measures related to the selection of candidates for the position of member of the self-governing bodies of judges and prosecutors, the withdrawal of a candidate after the institution in charge of organising the selection or the competition has forwarded the list of candidates to the Commission, is equivalent to failure to pass the evaluation, regardless of the reasons given by the candidate. The decision of the Commission on the candidate’s failure to pass the evaluation was sent to the candidate and to the institution in charge of organising the competition that, in this given case, was the SCM, for publication on its official website. The decision of the Commission may be appealed to the Supreme Court of Justice within 5 days of receipt,...
START PRE-VETTING for the first group of 27 candidates for the position of member in the SCM
The Pre-Vetting Commission informs that it has started the evaluation process of the first group of 27 candidates for the position of SCM member from among judges. Initially, in the lists sent by the SCM to the Commission, there were 28 candidates for the position of SCM member from among judges https://csm.md/.../3454-lista-candidatilor-inscrisi... One candidate withdrew from the competition (judge Mihail COJOCARU ), respectively the Commission evaluated 27 candidates. On June 2, 2022, the Commission published and sent to all candidates the draft of the Declaration of wealth and personal interests form and the one regarding the list of close persons from the judicial system, the prosecutor's office and the public service, based on art. 9 paragraph 2 of Law no. 26/2022, for information and possible questions and comments. On June 21, 2022, the Commission invited all candidates, including the 27 SCM candidates, to voluntarily complete an Ethical Integrity Questionnaire, with a deadline of July 5, 2022. On July 8, 2022, the Commission sent the first 27 candidates to the CSM the Declaration of wealth and personal interests form and the one regarding the list of close persons from the judicial system, the prosecutor's office and the public service, based on art....
The declaration of assets and personal interests form has been sent to the first group of candidates to be evaluated
The “Pre-Vetting Commission” has sent today, 8 July 2022, the template of the 5-year assets and personal interests’ declaration (declaration) as per art. 9 para. 2 Law No. 26/2022 to the first group of candidates to be evaluated, namely the candidates for the position of members of the Superior Council of Magistracy among judges. Candidates from this group shall complete and return by email the declaration, as well as any other annexes as appropriate, by midnight on July 2022. The template of the declaration includes both the information on assets and personal interests and the list of close persons in the judiciary, prosecution and public service (the template declaration in Romanian is available https://bit.ly/3asDf6b). The Commission also sent the candidates two samples, filled in with fictitious data: a sample of the 5-year declaration filled in with fictitious data (available in Romanian https://bit.ly/3RedWW5) and a sample of the annual assets and personal interests’ declaration as per Annex I of Law No. 133/2016, provided for in Section 8 of the 5-year declaration, filled in with fictitious data (available in Romanian https://bit.ly/3ImtdA9). For further information: The Rules of Procedure, Evaluation Rules and the Asset Declaration form are available at https://www.facebook.com/ComisiaPreVetting
About one hundred candidates for key positions in the Superior Council of Magistrates and the Superior Council of Prosecutors will be evaluated starting with July
The process for the pre-vetting of around a hundred candidates for key positions in the self-administration bodies for judges and prosecutors in Moldova will start in early July. The Pre-Vetting Commission evaluates candidates for their financial and ethical integrity, and functions in an independent and impartial way. Candidates are obliged to fill in an asset declaration form which will provide detailed information about their finances over the last 5 years and will be invited to fill in an ethics questionnaire. The Commission will in addition collect and verify data and request information from individuals or legal entities of public or private law. These include tax authorities, anti-corruption agencies, private banks, civil society organizations and investigative journalists. “We realize how important this pre-vetting process is in the context of strengthening the independence, impartiality and effectiveness of the justice system in Moldova and the need to increase the credibility of the judicial system for the people of Moldova,” said Herman von Hebel, the Chairman of the Commission. He noted that the mission of the Commission is to make sure that only those candidates are eligible for the self-administration bodies if they meet the highest standards of financial and ethical integrity. “Procedural and evaluation rules have...
The first press conference held by the members of the Prevetting Commission
We invite you to the first press conference of the members of the "Pre-Vetting" Commission 📌GENERAL: "Pre-Vetting" commission: latest news and next steps 📌WHEN: Thursday, June 16, 2022, 10.00 a.m 📌WHERE: headquarters of the National Institute of Justice, Str. S. Lazo, 1 📌 LIVE TRANSMISSION: Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/ComisiaPreVetting/ or YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EHBvtuq2H0EkeR38NCnKQ The independent commission for evaluating the integrity of candidates for the position of member in the self-administration bodies of judges and prosecutors (hereinafter - the "Pre-Vetting Commission") is responsible for the independent evaluation of candidates for the position of member in the self-administration bodies of judges and prosecutors. The "Pre-Vetting" commission is made up of six members appointed according to art. 5 of Law no. 26/2022 by Parliament Decision no. 88 of April 4, 2022. The evaluation process represents an important reform for the promotion of integrity and responsibility in the justice sector, as well as an essential step in the European integration process of the Republic of Moldova. The press conference will cover the following topics: • The mission of the "Pre-Vetting" Commission in the context of strengthening integrity and responsibility in the justice sector in Moldova. • The preparatory work carried out, including the essential documents of the "Pre-Vetting" Commission and the preliminary publication...
