The proposal to set up a directorate to investigate into the crimes committed by magistrates is not realistic one, since this professional category did not commit such a significant number of crimes to require this, said general prosecutor Augustin Lazar on Thursday, after the meeting during which the Supreme Council of Magistrates issued a negative opinion on the draft on the modification of the justice laws received from the Deputies' Chamber.
"There are several provisions (...) in this draft law that were severely criticized by our colleagues, such as the one regarding the directorate for investigations of alleged crimes committed by judges and prosecutors. Well, this is something absolutely surreal, since this professional category committed no more than an insignificant number of crimes," said Lazar.
The general prosecutor specified that only eight magistrates were defendants this year, and no more than 16 last year.
"To set up a directorate for 20 prosecutors is not something that one would call realistic," said Augustin Lazar.
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