Moldovan government appoints two judges to constitutional court

Chisinau, 15 August /MOLDPRES/ – On Thursday, 15 August, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the final decision on appointment of two judges to the Constitutional Court (CC), after on 08 August, the Competition commission proposed 04 candidates to Government, under the conditions in which the score proved to be very close. On positions of constitutional judges, there were appointed, Liuba Sova and Nicolae Rosca, which accumulated maximum score.

Liuba Sova is a law professor, senior lecturer. Nicolae Rosca is a lawyer and member of the political office of the Action and Solidarity party (PAS), doctor of law and lecturer at the Faculty of Law of USM.

At the contest announced by Government, there were submitted 25 files, but until the organisation of the contest 02 persons withdrew their applications. After the first selection, the commission admitted to the final stage 13 candidates out of 23 ones.

Also today the Parliament is going to appoint 02 judges to CC. Previously, the Parliamentary commission of appointments and immunities selected Vladimir Grosu and Nicolae Esanu, as candidates for the position of judges of CC. On 30 July, the Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) decided to appoint Eduard Ababei and Serghei Turcan as constitutional judges. Eduard Ababei is a lawyer by profession, he has acted as vice head, chief of the Civil College and administrative contender of the Balti Court of Appeal. Serghei Turcan is currently a member of CSM, but also a lecturer at the Faculty of Law of ULIM. Also, Turcan is a member of the Scientific Council of CC.

According to law, the CC consists of 06 judges, appointed for a term of 06 years. Two judges are appointed by Parliament, two by Government and two by CSM.

The positions became vacant after, on 20 June, the head of CC, Mihai Poalelungi, resigned both as judge and as head of the High Court. On 26 June, the other 05 members of CC (Aurel Baiesu, Raisa Apolschi, Artur Resetnicov, Corneliu Gurin and Veaceslav Zaporojan) resigned, without commenting on opinion of Venice Commission, which explicitly stated that on 07 – 08 June there were conditions for dissolution of Parliament, and the constitutional judges did not respect their own procedures and principle of equality of parties in case of political crisis.