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Speaker of the Deputies' Chamber Liviu Dragnea opened a lawsuit at the Bucharest Courts of Appeals under which he requests the annulment of the Management Board decision of the High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ) which decided that the draw of the new five-judge panels will be made in the beginning of the next year.
The court has yet to establish a first deadline in this case.
"I will analyse with my lawyers what steps can be takes, it's illegal [the panel of judges] because the law that amended Law No.304 says an entirely different thing and we believe it is illegal. I will talk to my lawyers and we'll see what steps can be taken," Dragnea stated.
The leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) recently stated that his conviction is sought by a panel of the High Court of Cassation and Justice that was made up by breaking of the law.
In early September, the Management Board of the High Court decided not to enforce the new provisions of Law No.304/2004 regarding the election of the 5-Judge Panels.
President of the Supreme Court Cristina Tarcea stated on 25 September that the law amending Law No.304/2004 doesn't have transitional provisions for 2018, requiring the draw of five-judge panels that will be enforced as of January 2019.
