The message of Social Democrat leader, Premier Viorica Dancila for President Klaus Iohannis is that he should "let justice be independent", in the context of the statements made on Wednesday by the head of state regarding the Section for the investigation of criminal offenses in the judiciary.
Asked to comment on the fact that Justice minister Ana Birchall has a a different position than that of the party regarding the subject of the Section for the investigation of criminal offenses in the judiciary, the PM said: "As far as Mrs. minister Ana Birchall is concerned, she should have been removed from office by now."
"This is her opinion, it's not the Social Democratic Party's stance, nor a line of conduct drawn by the government of Romania. This is her opinion, we've said it every time that the Justice Ministry, the government must stay away from the judiciary, the judiciary must be independent, decisions must be made by magistrates, there must be a consensus to truly reach the independence of justice," said Dancila.
President Klaus Iohannis on Wednesday criticized the PSD for the changes to the laws of justice and said that the issue of the special section for the magistrates' investigation "still has to be solved", and that this will be done.