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

  1. Tatiana CHIRIAC (10:00)
  2. Tatiana CIAGLIC (14:00)

Thursday, March 2nd, 2023

  1. Ion GUZUN (14:00)

Friday, March 3rd, 2023

  1. 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 interested journalists with photos during the hearings, and the recordings of the hearings will be placed on the website of the Commission www.vetting.md in the section Transparency -> Hearings and the YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@comisia.prevetting within 24 hours after the end of the hearings.