Pre-Vetting Committee concludes last round of public hearings of candidates for PSC membership
The Pre-Vetting Commission has concluded the second and final round of public hearings of candidates for membership of the High Council of Prosecutors (HCC). The Commission informs that five candidate prosecutors and one representative of civil society participated in the public interview to clarify some issues relevant to the evaluation process.
Among the issues relevant to the evaluation process raised by the Commission members during the hearings were the source of the financial means used by the candidates to acquire goods and property, the difference between the income obtained and the expenses incurred, and the non-reflection of certain aspects in the declarations of assets and interests submitted to the National Integrity Authority.
A total of 13 candidates participated in the two rounds of hearings and only one candidate requested to be assessed solely on the basis of the material gathered by the Commission, without being present at the hearings in public.
The Pre-Vetting Committee will prepare and approve the evaluation decisions on the evaluated candidates in the coming period. At the same time, as of 18 May, the Commission has started the evaluation of a new group of nine non-judicial candidates for membership of the Superior Council of Magistracy (SCM) proposed by the Parliament.
Eighteen candidates applied for the competition for the position of member of the PSC, including 17 prosecutors from the General Prosecutor's Office, territorial and specialised prosecutors' offices and one civil society representative. Of these, so far one candidate has passed the assessment and 13 others are awaiting the decision of the Pre-Vetting Commission.
Four candidates for the PSC did not pass the assessment because they withdrew from the competition or did not submit the mandatory documents required by law within the prescribed time limits.
