{"id":14266,"date":"2017-11-06T02:24:13","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T02:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/romanians-protest-changes-in-anti-corruption-laws\/"},"modified":"2017-11-06T02:24:13","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T02:24:13","slug":"romanians-protest-changes-in-anti-corruption-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/romanians-protest-changes-in-anti-corruption-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Romanians protest changes in anti-corruption laws"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>More than 20,000 Romanians protested across the country on Sunday against proposed changes to judicial laws that would make them more lenient toward corruption.<\/p>\n<p>The protests are unlikely to trigger a change in government, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/romanian-pm-ponta-steps-down-after-protests\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">as happened<\/a> in the aftermath of a deadly nightclub fire in 2015, but Romanians who took to the streets want the ruling Social Democrat Party to know they remain vigilant against any easing up of the country\u2019s fight against corruption.<\/p>\n<p>The marches come just nine months after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/romania-to-repeal-corruption-decree-after-protests\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">biggest protests in post-communist Romania<\/a> forced the government to withdraw a decree that decriminalized some forms of corruption. However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/romanian-prime-minister-praises-protests-against-him-sorin-grindeanu-corrupt-politicians-avoid-prosecution-decree\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">government said at the time <\/a>that the changes would be necessary eventually in order for it to comply with a constitutional court ruling. Some of these changes have now reached parliament, prompting Sunday\u2019s protest.<\/p>\n<p>Included in the proposed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/romanias-judicial-reform-plans-prompt-anti-corruption-backlash\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">amendments<\/a> is the removal of the president\u2019s power to appoint the top anti-corruption prosecutor, who instead would be nominated by the justice minister and then appointed by the Superior Magistrates Council. Protesters worry this would give government too much power over the anti-corruption prosecutors who are meant to keep them in check. The president is independent of the government and has the role of mediator between the different powers.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters also oppose a move by the Senate\u2019s legal committee last week to reject a draft law that would have stopped politicians with criminal sentences from becoming Romania\u2019s president. \u201cThis means that a convict could decide Romanians\u2019 fate and represent them,\u201d the protest organizers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/notes\/corup%C8%9Bia-ucide\/mobilizare-general%C4%83-stop-modific%C4%83rii-legilor-justi%C8%9Biei\/705897689599139\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">wrote on Facebook<\/a>. A vote in the Senate plenary is still pending.<\/p>\n<p>The draft changes are also to be raised in a meeting in Brussels on Tuesday between Romania\u2019s Justice Minister Tudorel Toader and Frans Timmermans, the first vice-president of the European Commission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is time to gather all our forces and, together, to put an end to this aberrant chapter in Romania\u2019s history when the criminal interests of some culprits in the government or the parliament have become state politics,\u201d the protest organizers wrote on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>In Bucharest, protesters gathered in front of the government building and then walked to the parliament, yelling \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediafax.ro\/social\/live-text-proteste-fata-de-legile-justitiei-au-loc-in-bucuresti-si-in-mai-multe-orase-din-tara-mii-de-protestatarii-in-fata-palatul-parlamentului-foto-video-16807877\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by night thieves, by day mafiosos<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/romanians-protest-changes-in-anti-corruption-laws\/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Original Article<\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"contfix\">\n<div id=\"contdto\">         <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRMd3Tz2gX9xSa6CJyaOj2dokBVcrdaT4yY3R3RI7YmL18vCLZZ\"\/> <\/p>\n<h4 id=\"contfixlink\">Politico<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 20,000 Romanians protested across the country on S..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14267,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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