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Senate Chairman Calin Popescu-Tariceanu considers that a tentative ban on running for Parliament or President for the persons who were handed down final criminal sentences should only apply on the duration of the respective sentence.
"I think any punishment handed down in court should clearly have a duration as reference, which means the ban of certain rights. The court can also hand down life punishments, but if they are not lifelong, they span the duration set forth by the court. Apart from this provision I think the citizens enjoy the citizens' rights enshrined in the Constitution and the law," Tariceanu explained.
He didn't want to say how he will vote on the two pieces of legislation, arguing that the "vote is secret", and the electronic vote can be consulted in particular cases only if the parliamentary floor leaders demand the list of the vote.AGERPRES .
