Romania’s President Basescu again slams the judiciary system

President Traian Basescu once again criticised the magistrates who allow judicial information to leak to the media, and the judges and police officers who have “inappropriate” connections with the organised crime.

During a meeting on Wednesday with the judges and prosecutors who passed the exam organised by the Superior Council of Magistrates, the President stated that there were too many criminal cases which have been inadequately put together by prosecutors and deliberately delayed by judges.

“There are cases in which judges have inappropriate ties to organised crime milieu. Prosecutors and police officers have the same sort of connections. I know this is a festive day, but this is not to mean that I am not entitled to tell you that these are things that make the Romanian justice system not credible enough. You are often required to judge or investigate people whose positions are a lot higher than yours, which put you at a disadvantage,” the Head of State told the magistrates present at the Cotroceni Palace.

On the other hand, Prosecutor General of Romania, Laura Codruta Kovesi warned the magistrates appointed to office by Traian Basescu that they will have to cope with legislative inconsistencies and the distrust of the society.