PAG Vice-Speaker Gheorghiu Leichu, commenting on the Constitutional Court’s decision for the local media, emphasized that the haste and “secrecy” of the Constitutional Court’s decision testifies to the purposeful nature of Chisinau’s actions to limit the rights and powers of the autonomy as stipulated in the Law on the Special Legal Status of Gagauzia.
He emphasized that the Gagauz authorities were not even informed about the CC session. “We were not invited, we were not given the right to present at least our counterarguments, because we categorically disagreed with the position of the Prosecutor General,” said Gheorghe Leichu.
The PAG vice-speaker emphasized that for 30 years there have been no complaints about the procedure of nomination and appointment of the chief prosecutor of Gagauzia, regardless of the change of ruling parties in Moldova. And that the current CC decision on the request of the Prosecutor General of Moldova contradicts the recommendations of international experts, including the Venice Commission, the OSCE and other structures. In the process of drafting and adopting a new law on the prosecutor’s office in 2016, they considered it necessary to preserve the right of Gagauzia to nominate candidates for prosecutor in strict compliance with the criteria stipulated by this law.
“Such actions by Chisinau go beyond not only the Constitution, but also political ethics and common sense,” said Gheorghiu Leichu. -We are well aware that this decision is final and it is not subject to discussion. We are well aware that there are no other instances that would cancel this decision. But there are political decisions. We hope that the Parliament and the authorities will realize the harmfulness of such actions. This decision of the Constitutional Court creates a precedent that allows Chisinau to shred the law on Gagauzia, based on its current political needs aimed at retaining power”.
