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Lazar: the evaluation report is a step to destabilize the Public Ministry
General Prosecutor Augustin Lazar said Wednesday evening that the evaluation report is actually the answer of the Executive to the Venice Commission’s opinion.
“Two days ago, the Venice Commission said that the prosecutors’ independence could be affected by the appointment and dismissals procedures, recommending that these provisions be examined. The report presented today is the way the Executive, through the Minister of Justice, understands to respect the authority of the Public Ministry as part of Romanian justice system,” Augustin Lazar said Wednesday evening.
The Prosecutor General said that Toader’s approach, which runs against the Judicial Inspectorate and CSM analyses, is likely to destabilize the Public Ministry.
“With regard to the statements of the Justice Minister, I reserve the right to answer during the following days. Observing the constitutional principles and values was the basis for my mandate,” Lazar said.
Augustin Lazar said he is not indifferent to what is going to happen, but he refused to give details about the classification of a file on President Klaus Iohannis, on which the Minister referred to.
„I want to send a signal that people should trust the prosecutors. The Constitution is ours, it belongs to all of us. We will remain faithful to the spirit of the Constitution in the sense of representing the rights and freedoms of the citizens. I am sorry for the emotional state I am in, but I am not indifferent to what happens, it is a special moment in my career and for Romania. We will pass on the torch from the old generation to the next generation, we will pass the torch of magistrates’ independence. May God help us,” Augustin Lazar said.