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The Opposition Senators in the Judiciary Commission demanded on Tuesday the rejection of OUG 13/2017, a proposal which did not meet the majority's votes, the piece of legislation being due for debate together with the pardon laws, next week, in the presence of representatives from the Ministry of Justice, the Superior Council of Magistracy and The National Administration of Penitentiaries.
The Liberal Senator Alina Gorghiu recommended to take into account the opinion from the constitutionality Committee, which amended the title of the said piece of legislation, the bill regarding the approval of OUG 13/2017 for the amendment and completion of the Criminal Codes becoming a rejection draft law of OUG 13/2017. "The proposal that I ask you to cast your vote upon is the discussion today of OUG 13, and the other points on the agenda, 2 or 3 respectively, that you wanted to debate upon on the judicial system to be made at a later date. I consider imperative to give a solution today. It seems to me that the solution provided by the Constitutionality Commission yesterday morning is a commonsensical one, which is why I ask you to discuss on the law rejecting the OUG 13," asked Gorghiu.
The Judiciary Commission Chairman, the Social Democrat Serban Nicolae specified that he will invite the Justice Minister, the CSM leadership and the general manager of ANP at the discussion of the three pieces of legislation. Alina Gorghiu stated that the pardon draft law does not solve the problem of prisons' overcrowding, the piece of legislation only targeting 1,112 people, according to data from the National Penitentiary Agency. Emergency Ordinance 13/2017, the bill to pardon some penalties and some custodial and educational measures and the bill amending Law no. 254/2013 on the enforcement of sentences and custodial measures ordered by the court during the criminal trial will be debated again in the Judiciary Commission meeting of February 21.
