Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu reiterates the Government's strong commitment to the anticorruption fight, stating however that it must not be "under the sign of one name".
In a press release remitted on Wednesday to agerpres, the Executive is introducing Premier Grindeanu's position regarding the results of the assessment carried out by the Minister of Justice. According to the source, Prime Minister Grindeanu took note on Wednesday of the Minister of Justice's decision, following the assessment of Romania's Attorney General, Augustin Lazar's activity, and that of the Chief-prosecutor of the National Anti-corruption Directorate (DNA), Laura Codruta Kovesi in the context of the Constitutional Court Decision of 27 February.
"The Minister of Justice has the legal, professional experience and moral stand to make this assessment and to recommend the appropriate measures," the release reads.
According to the Executive, the prime minister asked to be constantly informed about the results of the prosecutors' activity continuous monitoring, instituted by the Minister of Justice's decision.
"Furthermore, the Prime Minister considers necessary for the state authorities to respect their constitutional competencies so that such conflicts are avoided in the future. We must keep in mind that Romania's Constitutional Court (CCR) judges showed, in their decision, that an institution of the state has assumed prerogatives that it doesn't possess," the release specifies.
Premier Grindeanu reiterates "Romanian Government's firm commitment with regard to the anticorruption fight."
"The Prime Minister stresses however that, for this fight to be really effective, it must not stand under the sign of a name. The corruption combating mechanisms must reach maturity, which means they have to run, regardless of the leader. An institution cannot be confused with a person, whoever he/she might be," the statement further mentions.
The Minister of Justice, Tudorel Toader, declared on Wednesday that it is not appropriate at this time, to trigger the dismissal procedure of the Attorney General and the Chief Prosecutor of the DNA.
'In this context, assessing all factors of constitutionality, legality, opportunity (...) I believe that, in this moment, it is not appropriate to trigger the institutional mechanism for the dismissal of the Attorney General, the Chief prosecutor of DNA, respectively,' Toader said in a press conference.
The Justice Minister mentioned that it is necessary to establish an activity review obligation undertaken by DNA prosecutors, DIICOT and the High Court Prosecutor's Office, monitoring that he will carry out personally.
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