Series of Changes in a law of the Ministry of Justice
The subject of limitation time for ministers is clarified in a relevant provision of justice ministry presented in the draft law on judicial care, including a number of other provisions.
According to Justice Minister George Floridis “in order to have no doubt on the issue of the depreciation deadline for the criminal responsibility of ministers which is formulated in Article 3 par. 2019. “
“This is a legally unnecessary regulation, but it is good to have any debate in the public sphere,” the minister said, who added that “there is no question of retroactivity in the cases that are pending from the Constitution at this time.” For his part, Deputy Minister John Bougas noted that “there is no doubt that Article 86 (4) of the Constitution is applied with regulatory effect from 2019”.
Changing the limitation period for ministers, as mentioned, where it is applied after the revision of the Constitution, the limitation period for the offenses is 5 to 8 years and for felonies at 15 to 20 years.
At the same time, in the wake of the case of Rhodes and the disciplinary controls requested by the Supreme Court’s leadership, the right to appeal by the Prosecutor of Appeals to the Judicial Council, under the imposition of restrictive terms of the investigator of the Criminal Court “and the feet are also timely.
The bill incorporates the provisions:
-There is a significant change in the manner of examining prospective judicial officials, examining them in the processing of a relevant remedy or instrument (indicative action, appeal, appeal, cancellation, pre -trial proceedings or submitted, etc.), etc.). The high level of admissions are ensured by the evaluation of their necessary critical abilities by processing and examining specific documents rather than practical matters as if they were at the university.
-Intending the final degree of success in the competition of judicial officials, since candidates have a permanent resident in areas where there is a great need such as island areas and border or declare that they wish to appoint them to one of these seats, committing to at least one seats.
-Relations with obstacles of locality of judicial officers, it is clarified that they apply to the Court of Appeal level.
-Applicable additions to the article to highlight the leadership of the Supreme Courts, a landmark for the rule of law we voted on last year. These additions are made following proposals by the administrative plenary of the AP and the CoE.
-The next provisions relate to the encouragement of the former Peace and Court of First Instance of Special Yearbook, to join the General Yearbook, predicting that during their membership in the General Yearbook, they are not postponed for a three -year period without their request, as their accession is not awarded, while the Court of Appeal does not constitute a promotion.
-Another step is being set up to digitize justice and improving the daily lives of its factors, with the performance of judicial officers with electronic means of their service issues.
-Revenue on the pay status of former peace and already -court special annuals, with a full guarantee of their financial rights.
-The possibility of setting up independent minor victims’ offices in each Court of Appeal, and to date the law with the nominal establishment has not enabled entire Court of Appeals not to have a child’s home, such as Thessaly.
-Investigation of immediate power prosecution order, which will be ordered to disclose public information to public order and security of the wanted perpetrator of violence. A significant gap is covered for the purpose of public order and security of citizens.
-Appeal to the Judicial Council of Appeals, under the provision of restrictive conditions of the Investigator Criminal Court.
-Themological mediation in cases with a defendant non -individual (Local Government Organizations or Legal Entities of Public Law)
-Compening of the Communication Advisor for the Press Space Auxiliary and assist the work of the Communication of the Supreme Courts and the Supreme Court’s Prosecutor’s Office with the Information Factors
-Divisions to strengthen the three -child and multiple children.
The thirds as well as the many children who succeed in the School of Judicial Officers will serve at the place they want.
-Change of age limits to notaries (abolition of a maximum age of participation in the competition) and bailiffs (increasing maximum age participation in the competition at 50 years and increase withdrawal threshold, if wishes, to the 70th year.
-There is no doubt about the issue of the depreciation deadline for the criminal liability of the ministers labeled in Article 3 par. Of course, in any case, it is not valid after the revision of Article 86 held at the revision of the Constitution in 2019.
Maria Zacharopoulou