Acting Justice Minister Ana Birchall on Wednesday announced having had talks these days with leaders of magistrates and institutions of the judiciary on matters related to the smooth running of justice.
"To me, securing the current activities of the ministry, the smooth running of the administration of the ministry is highly important. Having had a conversation with all these who in this period of time and also generally have an important word to say in the smooth operation of justice was absolutely normal. And I have spoken with everybody, including the National Union of Romania's Judges, leaders of the magistrates. (...) Conducting a normal dialogue with everybody and all organisations involved is natural, so that I may ask them about their current affairs," Birchall said as she left for a debate on energy security to attend as minister-delegate for European affairs.
Journalists asked her whether or not she managed to have talks with officials of the Supreme Council of Magistrates (CSM), the National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) and the Directorate for Investigation of Organised Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT).
"I find it normal for me to be able to discuss these laws related to the current activities of the ministry with the DIICOT chief prosecutor," said Birchall, adding that on Wednesday the Chamber of Deputies had a first reading of DIICOT legislation.
Asked whether or not her conversations were followed by decisions being made, Birchall said, ''This is business as usual, and during my interim tenure I will discuss with everybody who have a word to say in justice and the smooth running of the administrative activities of the Justice Ministry."
She also reiterated her position on the criminal codes.
"I do not find it either normal or fair for someone to decide what ruling of the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) is mandatory and what is not. From this perspective, a debate inside the Romanian society on these matters is absolutely necessary. The rulings of the Constitutional Court are mandatory, instead of optional. And I voiced my regret then, which I express now again, that maybe last year all the decisions ruled unconstitutional by CCR could have been harmonised and translated into the Romanian legislation as laws, because it is incumbent on the Government and Parliament particularly to consider the CCR rulings and turn them into pieces of legislation so that no practice remains out of synch, as we can see happening these days," added Birchall.
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