Our Party has submitted a draft law seeking the dismissal of Herman von Hebel from the Prosecutors’ Evaluation Commission, following a ruling by the Constitutional Court that declared unconstitutional the legal provision used to amend the procedure for appointing members of external evaluation commissions. The announcement was made by Alexandr Berlinschii, an MP representing Our Party and a member of the Legal Affairs, Appointments and Immunities Committee, TRIBUNA reports.

“Herman von Hebel must leave the Prosecutors’ Evaluation Commission. This is not just our position; it is what the Constitutional Court says, having declared unconstitutional yesterday the law under which he was appointed. We have seen the reaction of the Evaluation Commission, which is waiting for who knows what while simultaneously sending the message that nobody is going anywhere,” Alexandr Berlinschii stated.

The MP argued that the court’s ruling requires compliance with the law rather than serving the political interests of the governing party.

“In the Republic of Moldova, the law must be respected, not the wishes of a political party in power. We have submitted a draft law through which we will legally secure Herman von Hebel’s dismissal from that commission. And, ultimately, what kind of judicial reform can we discuss when the people appointed to that commission were appointed illegally and unconstitutionally?” Berlinschii said.

On Thursday, October 15, the Constitutional Court declared unconstitutional the provision that reduced the minimum number of votes required to appoint members of the External Evaluation Commission for Prosecutors from 61 to 51.

In March, Herman von Hebel and Bernard Lavigne were appointed members of the commission with the votes of 53 MPs from the Action and Solidarity Party (PAS).

The Prosecutors’ Evaluation Commission announced that it would continue its work, stating that the Constitutional Court’s ruling would apply prospectively and would not affect acts previously issued under the contested legal provisions.