Hearing of Ion Buruiană, candidate for the position of judge of the SCJ

Lawer Ion Buruiană was interviewed by the Vetting Commission as a candidate for the position of judge of the Supreme Court of Justice. The hearing took place in the context of the assessment of the candidate's financial and ethical integrity, which was conducted under the provisions of Law 65/2023, rules subordinate to the law and other regulations.

Several aspects of financial integrity were addressed by the Commission in the hearing, namely:

- Inexplicable wealth acquired during the period 2011 - 2021, manifested through the difference between income and expenses;

- The source of cash savings in 2011;

- Non-taxable income during the period 2012 - 2018;

- Loans and the sale of a book collection;

- Cash received in 2022 from a family member residing abroad;

- Expenses associated with the university studies of candidate's children.

After the hearing, the Commission will prepare a report that will include relevant facts, reasons, and a proposal for either promoting or non-promoting the evaluation by the candidate. The report will be sent to the subject of the evaluation and the Superior Council of Magistracy (SCM), which will have 30 days from the reception of the Commission's report to issue a reasoned decision.

📜The evaluation of the Supreme Court of Justice judges and of candidates for the position of judge of the Supreme Court of Justice 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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