The Constitutional Court (CC) will reiterate its request to Parliament to institute liability, including criminal one, for the non-fulfillment of the constitutional obligations and Constitutional Court judgments, CC president Tudor Pantaru stated on January 5 when reading the decision that justifies the necessity of suspending President Igor Dodon from office because he refused to sign the degree to promulgate the law by which changes were made to the Broadcasting Code, IPN reports.

In the hearing, Tudor Pantaru asked MP Sergiu Sarbu, who filed a relevant application to Court, at what stage the examination of the CC’s request is, noting that the recent Ping-Pond between the Parliament and the presidential administration becomes ridiculous. “The Penal Code provides for punishment for the non-implementation of judgments passed by ordinary courts. Why aren’t there relevant provisions concerning the Constitutional Court judgments, which are not less important? Such accountability exists almost all over Europe, but not in our country, where such games are allowed,” stated the CC president.

MP Sergiu Sarbu responded that a bill to amend the Penal Code and institute punishment for non-fulfillment of constitutional duties by public functionaries was registered with the Parliament’s secretariat. This is being examined by the parliamentary commissions and is to be appraised by all the competent state institutions.

President Igor Dodon was suspended from office for the third time for refusing to fulfill his constitutional obligations and issue presidential decrees. The decision refers only to the signing of the relevant documents and does not institute a suspension period.