If the politicians in Romania had known what will follow, they would have never created the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA), the Directorate’s deputy prosecutor Nistor Calin and judge Cristi Danilet, who is a member of Romania’s Supreme Council of Magistrates, stated in Chisinau. These took part in the conference “Anticorruption: Current situation and case study of Romania” that was organized by the Institute for European Policies and Reforms, IPN reports.

The experts shared Romania’s experience of the last ten years in fighting corruption and reforming the justice sector. “There is no magic formula for fighting corruption. What can Romania do to share its experience? It worked hard, but the results appeared with delay. However, the effects were extraordinary. Some 90% of the culprits brought to justice by the DNA were convicted. The population’s confidence in justice doubled over the last ten years, rising to over 60%. The DNA tops the popular approval rating,” said Nistor Calin, adding that concerted effort, pressure on the part of civil society and international organizations and political will were needed to achieve such results.

Cristi Danilet called on Moldova’s judiciary to eliminate subjectivism and noted that the justice sector reform must cover all the entities involved in the legal system, not only judges and prosecutors. He underlined that democracy without independent justice is not possible and civil society must be the first that should struggle to obtain independent justice.