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The General Prosecutor's Office on Saturday published the criteria, conditions and documents requested by the Ministry of Justice for the procedure of appointment of Augustin Lazar as prosecutor general back in 2006.
The press release has been issued with two documents attached, an address dated in February 17 2016 of the Ministry of Justice sent to the General Prosecutor's Office, as well as the "Criteria and calendar for the recruitment procedure for filling in the position of general prosecutor at the Prosecutor' Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice," a document issued by the Ministry of Justice.
In his address of February 17 2016, the Minister of Justice back then, Raluca Pruna, told First Deputy Prosecutor General Bogdan Licu to communicate to the prosecutors from the Public Minister that they had the opportunity to run for the office of general prosecutor.
In the respective address there were also enumerated the documents necessary for the candidates: a CV and a letter of intent including a brief presentation of the candidates, details about his/her professional experience and qualities recommending him/her for the position. It was also mentioned the fact that the documents of the candidates had to be sent to the Ministry of Justice by email.
The second document published on Saturday by the General Prosecutor's Office enumerated the criteria announced in 2016 by the Ministry of Justice for the candidates to general prosecutor.
*Integrity criteria: objectivity and impartiality in exercising his/her duties, always relying on the law, without giving up in front of pressure, observing the standards of conduct according to the profession's dignity and honour, having high ethical standards and the capacity to make objective decisions, not being involved in any conflict that may contravene the public interest of carrying out justice or defending the general interests of the society.
*Professionalism criteria: minimum 10-year experience as a judge or prosecutor; the "very good" score obtained at the most recent assessment; no disciplinary sanction in the past 3 years.
*Criteria regarding the specific skills required by the position: capacity of organising the activity of the Public Ministry, for a good administration of justice; to have the vision of a manager, relevant professional experience, to be a good decision maker and responsible person, capacity to manage crisis situations, motivation, capacity of relating and communicating with others.
The General Prosecutor's Office release came in response to the statements made by the Minister of Justice, Tudorel Toader, who several times stated that the candidacy file submitted by Augustin Lazar was incomplete, as the "very good" score for his most recent assessment was missing.
