”The delayed examination of legal cases, the insufficient motivation of the court decisions, the adoption of diametrically opposed decisions and corruption are problems that continue to affect the efficiency of the legal system in Moldova,” Minister of Justice Vitalie Pirlog told a news conference on July 29.

The minister said that in order to remedy the situation, the cases will be distributed randomly, the court decisions will be published and the court hearings will be recorded on audio and video equipment. He stressed that besides modifying the legislation, the mentality of the persons working in the legal system should be also changed.

As regards the large number of cases lost by Moldova at the ECHR, Parlog said that when Moldova joined the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, it was not ready to observe this international instrument.

”A number of legislative changes have been introduced since then, but the authorities should prove responsibility and prudence. The judges began being sanctioned already,” the quoted source said.

Under an analytical report of the OSCE Mission to Moldova titled “Observance of the Standards of a Fair Trial”, Moldova fails to guarantee fair hearings and the right to legal assistance and the judges continue to violate the code of professional conduct.//REPORTER.MD


Publication date: 28 July 2008   

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