Public policy expert Ștefan Gligor is of the opinion that hundreds of people within the Moldovan justice system felt at ease after the fall of the government led by Maia Sandu. In his opinion, the justice system was in desperate search for a new master "and, finally, it will find him". The statement was made during the TV8 show "Cutia neagră".
In his opinion, the source of credibility of Maia Sandu is her integrity. While the prime minister assumed responsibility for appointing a short list of people with integrity who would handle the duties of the General Prosecutor, that does not mean that the applicants would have represented her interest. "I am sure that Maia Sandu would have never, in any context, ask any prosecutor from that short list for anything. This is out of the question. At the same time, I am sure that the Socialist Party and President Igor Dodon were worried whether the new General Prosecutor would disturb them and their interests. I think that we will find out very soon who the Socialists want as General Prosecutor", said Ștefan Gligor.
The political scientist Corneliu Ciurea does not believe that a General Prosecutor could be apolitical. For this reason, the battle for the position of General Prosecutor was a political one between two parties who wanted to promote their own prosecutor. For the moment, the Socialist camp won and the ACUM bloc lost. In Corneliu Ciurea's opinion, a prosecutor appointed by Prime Minister Maia Sandu and a prosecutor appointed by Igor Dodon would be totally different. "One, in certain situations, would defend cases of interest for the Socialists, another prosecutor would defend cases of interest for the ACUM bloc", said the political scientist.
The Cabinet of Ministers led by Prime Minister Maia Sandu was dismissed yesterday, November 12, during the Parliament's plenary session, with the vote of 63 PSRM and Democratic MPs. Maia Sandu assumed responsibility for the amendment of the Law on the Prosecutor's Office, which implied that the prime minister would forward a short list of candidates for the position of General Prosecutor. The Socialist Party group rejected the bill, which they consider unconstitutional, and filed a motion of censure against the government.
