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Romanian President to Investigate Judicial Abuses
Romania's President Nicușor Dan said he will look into claims that some judges and prosecutors are not acting fairly.
He met with judges and prosecutors and received many complaints about problems in the justice system.
Some people think the president should not get involved, but others are happy he is looking into it.
Thousands of people protested in early December because they were worried about corruption.
Romania has had problems with corruption for a long time, and the European Union used to watch its justice system closely.
Romanian President Nicușor Dan announced an investigation into claims of systemic abuses in the judiciary.
Hundreds of magistrates reported a climate of fear and undue influence by the Supreme Judicial Council.
President Dan received 2,000 pages of complaints about integrity problems in the justice system.
Far-right lawmakers accused Dan of interfering with judicial independence and demanded his impeachment.
Thousands protested in early December against alleged abuses in the justice system.
- Who
- Romanian President Nicușor Dan
- What
- Investigation into judicial abuses
- Where
- Bucharest, Romania
- When
- Monday, December 22
- Why
- Claims of systemic abuses and lack of public interest in the judiciary
Key facts
- President
- Nicușor Dan
- Complaints Received
- 2,000 pages
- Accused Body
- Supreme Judicial Council
- Protest Location
- Bucharest and across Romania
- EU Monitoring
- Lifted in 2023
Quotes
Nicușor Dan
President of Romania
“The conclusion … is that there is a category of magistrates … chief court judges who do not act in the public interest, but who act in the interest of a group.”
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“The situation we are in is serious, in that there is this suspicion about the integrity of the judicial system.”
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