And at the third consecutive meeting of the Supreme Judicial Council - with the opportunity to make proposals for chief prosecutor, no nominations.
The last application meeting is next Thursday. Nominations can be made by at least three members of the Prosecutor's College and the Minister of Justice, but Maria Pavlova has already announced that she will not take advantage of this power, BNR recalls.
If no proposals are submitted after a week, the judicial personnel authority will have to terminate the procedure for selecting the titular Prosecutor number one.
At today's meeting of the SJC, it was recalled that the procedure for electing the president of the Supreme Administrative Court will begin on October 17, as was agreed at the previous meeting of the Judicial College, writes BTA.
According to the Judiciary Law, proposals may be made by at least three members of the Prosecutor's College and the Minister of Justice. The incumbent Maria Pavlova has already announced that she will not have her own nomination for the position.
According to Art. 173 of the Civil Code, nominations for the chief prosecutor can be made by no less than three of the members of the SC of the SJC, as well as the Minister of Justice in the four consecutive meetings following the meeting at which the decision to open the procedure was adopted. And that happened on September 12. The election is scheduled for January 16.
By law, candidates for attorney general must have at least 12 years of experience, as well as meet the following requirements: ability to uphold and enforce a high ethical standard; high professional competence: possess in-depth knowledge in the field of law, extensive practical experience in the relevant field of law, managerial and administrative skills, outstanding analytical abilities; pronounced independence, will to enforce legality, decisiveness in the performance of official duties and contributing to the establishment of the rule of law; to have developed skills for working in a team, for motivating colleagues, for seeking and taking responsibility.
We remind you that the PP-DB has already threatened to file a complaint with the Constitutional Court if this panel of the SJC issues a nomination for a new chief prosecutor.