Public hearing of judge Dmitrii Fujenco from the Court of Appeal South

Judge Dmitrii Fujenco from the Southern Court of Appeal was interviewed by the Judicial Vetting Commission as part of the external evaluation process conducted under Law 252/2023 on the evaluation of judges and prosecutors. The public hearing represents the stage in which the Commission offers the evaluated judge the opportunity to respond to any integrity-related concerns identified during the verification process.

The case of Judge Fujenco was assigned to Panel A of the Commission for evaluation. The panel members – Andrei Bivol, Lavly Perling, and Lilian Enciu – addressed a number of clarifying questions to the judge, primarily concerning aspects of financial integrity. The discussions focused on reviewing issues related to a potential unexplained accumulation of wealth in the years 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2017. In addition, the panel reviewed the circumstances regarding the use of an apartment, including the legal grounds for its occupancy.

Following the hearing, the panel will approve a report outlining the relevant facts, the rationale, and the recommendation on whether the subject has successfully passed the evaluation. The outcome of the evaluation will be made public, and the report will be submitted to the Superior Council of Magistracy.

⭕️ For hearings conducted under Law No. 252/2023, the six members of the Commission have been divided into two panels of three members each, referred to as Panel A and Panel B. Each panel includes both national and international members.

📜The external extraordinary evaluation is carried out based on the following principles:

a) independence of the Evaluation Commission;

b) fairness of the evaluation procedure;

c) publicity of the acts issued in the evaluation process;

d) exceptional nature of the evaluation.

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