According to the constitutional judges, the National Assembly cannot normally revoke the powers of the Prosecutor General.
"What they did was to regulate such political influence at the level of the Constitution, since we all know that it was stipulated that the quota issued by the Bulgarian Parliament should be a majority in the Prosecutor's Council. At the same time, it was broadcast with a majority of 160 people's representatives, which implied additional political bargaining with a view to occupying these seats".
This was stated by the professor of criminal law at Sofia University and former Deputy Prime Minister Prof. Plamen Panayotov in "Denyat ON AIR".
According to him, it is more logical to raise the issue of a new Supreme Judicial Council only when the new parliament is formed.
"It is very unlikely that in its current composition the parliament will be able to appoint a new Supreme Judicial Council. This question also applies to a number of other state bodies that have regulatory functions in various spheres of life in Bulgaria. "Far before the bill for changes to the Constitution became clear, I paid attention to the fact that if the quality of the administration of justice is to be improved, it cannot be done only through the distribution of power in the broadcasting of one or other bodies in the judiciary", comments Prof. Panayotov before Bulgaria ON AIR.
According to the former deputy prime minister, society should be aware of what is happening in the judiciary.
"If someone thinks that he could be guaranteed through one or another personnel changes in the bodies of the judicial power forever, this is a deeply mistaken thesis. Sooner or later political power goes into other hands and what is done is usually poured on his back. Bulgarian society must insist that these investigations be investigated to the end and that we be told whether there is enough evidence for one or another thesis, and not for us to guess what the situation is in one or another proceeding", insisted the guest.
We must insist on being aware of important court proceedings, Prof. Panayotov is emphatic.
"Whatever reforms in legislation are implemented, if they are not supported by people who are good professionals and have the basic integrity, the moral foundations to administer justice to what is written in the law, we cannot achieve positive results. The point is for us to have a clear position on what is going on with these criminal proceedings and insist that these proceedings be brought to an end," he pointed out.