Justice minister

After the first dissensions erupting on Wednesday between USR-PLUS and the Liberal PM Florin Citu on the "Anghel Saligny" funding programme, the prime minister decided to dismiss Justice minister Stelian Ion, accusing him of not giving his…

After President Klaus Iohannis had asked him to take a public stance as soon as possible on the recently dismissed August 10 file, Justice Minister Stelian Ion said in a press conference on Friday that a minister cannot intervene in ongoing…

Justice minister Stelian Ion has signed the draft bill to disband the Special Section for Investigating Magistrates (SIIJ) one day after the Superior Council of Magistracy had given a negative opinion to the bill on disbanding the…

The Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) has given negative opinion to prosecutor Gabriela Scutea, proposed to take over the position of Prosecutor General, and to Giorgiana Hosu, proposed to take the helm of the Directorate for…

Justice Ministry has released on Tuesday the draft law to disband the Special Section for Investigating Magistrates. However its provisions stirred more controversy, with USR challenging the proposals, arguing they provide the Prosecutor…

Justice minister Cătălin Predoiu has announced today the proposals for the main prosecutor's offices, the General Prosecutor's Office, the National Anti-corruption Directorate (DNA) and he Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and…

Justice minister Cătălin Predoiu has told a press conference on Thursday that the compensatory appeal law, adopted by PSD and the former Justice minister Tudorel Toader, that brought out of jail thousands of criminals who relapsed after…

Justice Minister Ana Birchall and the Head of the Superior Council of Magistracy, Lia Savonea have embarked on a row over justice control. After CSM Head Lia Savonea had notified the Constitutional Court over a constitutional conflict…

The chief prosecutor of the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) Felix Bănilă has resigned today, after talks with the Justice minister and with the Romanian Prosecutor General. His step back comes two…

JusMin Ana Birchal has announced on Tuesday that the inter-ministerial working group coordinated by the Justice Ministry has reached the preliminary conclusion that the existence of the Special Section for Investigating Magistrates is not…