Moldova to adopt Anti-Corruption Court framework after Venice Commission opinion
The Moldovan Parliament will adopt the legal framework for the functioning of the Anti-Corruption Court only after the Venice Commission has issued its opinion, Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu said on Tuesday. According to the official, the institution should investigate cases of large-scale corruption.
"The Anti-Corruption Court should be the one that documents, initiates, and prepares cases of large-scale corruption, and this Court should be specialised only in major cases," Grosu said. "It shouldn't be moving from Cahul to Chișinău to Bălți, it should be a specialised institution. We will concentrate on the best people there."
Previously, Maia Sandu requested the Parliament to prepare the legal framework for the creation of the Anti-Corruption Court. The concept provides that it will have up to 15 judges, selected through a competition by the Superior Council of Magistracy, on the basis of merit and experience, and appointed (including by transfer) by the President of the Republic of Moldova.
Judges at the anti-corruption court will have a term of office of 5 years.
Translation by Iurie Tataru
