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| DISPUTES OVER THE NATIONAL-ANTICORRUPTION LEADERSHIP 7/08/08 |
| (2008-08-07) |
| Last updated: 2008-08-08 17:50 EET |
Politicians and civil society are these days divided over a possible renewal of Daniel Morar's mandate as chief of the National Anti-Corruption Directorate. By August 12th, when Daniel Morar's term in office at the National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) expires, the Romanian Justice Minister Catalin Predoiu is to either propose a renewal of his mandate, or to nominate another candidate, to be confirmed by the president of Romania, Traian Basescu. Postponing a decision is also an option: in this case, Morar would be acting as interim DNA chief. The issue divides both the political community and civil society. The main argument put forth by those in favour of keeping the current anti-corruption chief in office, including a number of non-governmental organisations, is the recent report on the Romanian justice published by the European Commission. The report commends the performance of the institution headed by Daniel Morar.
And, in what some view as an non-diplomatic meddling with Bucharest's decisions, Mark Gray, a spokesman for the European Commission, said that renewing Morar's term in office is a test for the Romanian authorities. Relying on the position and arguments of the European Commission, president Basescu Wednesday stood up for the current anti-corruption chief. He quoted an appendix to the aforesaid report, which notes the unbiased activity of the anti-corruption watchdog, which in Basescu's opinion is a proof that the institution is safe from political interference. The daily ZIUA believes the president's statement comes in reply to a request made by a group of NGOs, regarding a public debate on the appointment of a new DNA senior prosecutor.
The NGOs claim that Morar, on the contrary, “made a substantial contribution to politicising the administration of justice,” and that Brussels was systematically misinformed on the activity of prosecutors and of the DNA. The aforementioned NGOs mention, among others, that the DNA was sued for allegedly asking the Romanian Intelligence Service to intercept phone calls made by president Basescu's political opponents and their families, without a legal warrant. The daily JURNALUL NATIONAL quotes another excerpt from the news release issued by the NGOs which oppose Morar. They accuse the DNA chief of playing a key role in delaying and later in dropping charges against president Basescu in the “Fleet” file.
According to the paper, Traian Basescu was probed into, among others, for losing a Romanian vessel, which was pledged as collateral for a 4-million US dollar loan, of which 500 thousand US dollars were transferred to the accounts of the then-transport minister, currently president of Romania, Traian Basescu. We can only conclude that the nomination of a new DNA chief is, indeed, a difficult task for the Justice Minister.
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