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HQCJ started formation of Public Council of International Experts: threats

The High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ) officially started formation of the Public Council of International Experts (PCIE).

On July 17 the HQCJ filed requests to 14 international organizations for nomination of experts for the PCIE. The Commission claims the list of 14 organizations has been provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and includes:

  1. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
  2. Uniter Nations Human Rights Council: Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers
  3. The Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)
  4. The Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL)
  5. Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
  6. Eurojust
  7. Europol
  8. The European partners against corruption (EPAC)
  9. The European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF)
  10. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
  11. The organization for Security and Cooperation  (OSCE)
  12. Interpol
  13. The World Bank
  14. The European Bank on Reconstruction and Development

At the same time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also provided the list of international organizations, eligible to nominate international experts according to the law on anticorruption court, upon requests of NGOs and the Member of the Parliament. This list was similar and included also the European Union, the Council of Europe and the UN. However, at current stage the Commission decided to omit  the EU, the CoE and the UN to file requests only to sub-structures of these organizations.

 

Also, the HQCJ did not establish any deadline for submitting nomination proposals. According to the law on the High Anticorruption Court (part 2, article 9), the HQCJ is eligible to form the PCIE as soon as they receive at least 12 nominees. The law does not establish minimum number of organizations that shall submit nominations for the HQCJ to start forming the PCIE.

 

The draft law 7441 on amendments to the law on judiciary and the law on the High Anticorruption Court is not yet signed by the President. AntAC will provide comprehensive analysis of the law as soon as official text is published.