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Former Senate Chairman Calin Popescu-Tariceanu says that the "principle of nullity of imperative mandate" is violated by the recent ruling of the Romanian Constitutional Court (CCR) that there is no legal conflict between the Senate and the Attorney General's Office with the Supreme Court of Justice and Cassation after the Attorney General's Office accused Tariceanu in court of abuse of office.
According to him, all lawmakers will find themselves investigated by the Attorney General's Office in connection with the votes they cast.
He mentioned that the interim chairman of the Senate, Robert Cazanciuc, made this notification to the court and that the essence of the conflict started from a request by the National Integrity Agency for stripping a senator of his seat in Parliament for having been found incompatible in 1996.
According to Tariceanu, "the lawmakers that did not follow the imperative mandate were from all parties."
The Romanian Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that there was no legal conflict between the Senate and the Attorney General's Office after the Attorney General's Office accused Tariceanu in court of abuse of office.
Earlier this year, Tariceanu was informed by the Attorney General's Office that he is a suspect for the crime of abuse of office, with his investigation being extended to include the crime of complicity collusion to usurp official capacities.
The case opened after lawmaker Cristian Marciu kept his seat in the Senate although there was a final ruling of the Supreme Court in 2015, according to which he had violated the law of incompatibilities.
Tariceanu stands accused by prosecutors of failing to implement, as chairman of the Senate, a final court ruling.
