The Prosecutor General's Office of Moldova will ask the new parliament to clarify whether it is necessary to reapply for the deprivation of Ilan Sor of parliamentary immunity in order to complete his criminal cases.
This was reported by the department, expressing the position of the prosecutor's office on the issue of immunity of deputies in the criminal proceedings under consideration. In particular, given the high public interest in the topic of parliamentary immunity, the Prosecutor General's Office gave a number of clarifications. As noted, according to Article 10 of the Law on the Status of a Member of Parliament, parliamentary immunity in the framework of criminal proceedings is aimed at detention, arrest, search and criminal prosecution - actions that must be preceded by parliamentary approval. It is emphasized that the criminal investigation in the case of the deputy Petru Jardan has been completed, and the criminal case was transferred to the court on June 21. In the case of the deputy Denis Ulanov - the investigation has been completed, at present the defense side is getting acquainted with the materials of the criminal case according to a predetermined schedule, the case materials are planned to be sent to the court in early August. As noted in the Prosecutor General's Office, according to Art. 69 of the Constitution of Moldova, the mandate of the deputy is terminated on the day of the legal convocation of the new parliament, respectively, the consent previously given by the parliament to send charges against the deputies Jardan and Ulanov to the court remains in force at least until the first constituent meeting of the new parliament. As for the case of Ilan Sor, the Prosecutor General's Office repeated that there are pending criminal cases against him, both at the stage of criminal investigation and at the stage of trial (which cannot be completed due to his evasion). In this context, the position of the prosecutor's office is that after receiving parliamentary approval for all the criminal procedural actions mentioned above, there is no need to reapply to the highest legislative body to obtain a new consent. At the same time, taking into account the complexity and resonance of this topic, the lack of judicial precedent, in order to avoid interpretation and application of legal norms to the detriment of the proper administration of justice and to unify future practice, the prosecutor's office will apply to the new legislative body to interpret the law in this matter and, depending on from the position of parliament, will decide on the need to reapply for the removal of parliamentary immunity. //16.07.2021 — InfoMarket.
