Hearing of Judge Ana Panov from the Central Court of Appeal

Judge Ana Panov from the Central Court of Appeal - formerly the Chișinău Court of Appeal until its renaming on December 27, 2024 - undergoes evaluation by the Judicial Vetting Commission in compliance with the provisions of Law No. 252/2023. As part of the integrity evaluation process, the Commission invited her to a hearing.

During the hearing, Panel B, chaired by Scott Bales, the Chairperson of the Commission and panel, along with international member Willem Brouwer and national member Iurie Gațcan, questioned the judge to clarify various aspects of her financial integrity. The inquiries focused on a potentially unexplained accumulation of wealth over the two-year review period, as well as concerns regarding ethical integrity, including her involvement in cases that led to findings of violations of the European Convention on Human Rights. At the judge’s request, which was approved by the Commission, part of the hearing was conducted behind closed doors.

Following the hearing, the Panel will approve a report containing the relevant facts, reasons, and recommendations on whether the subject passes the evaluation. The evaluation result will be published, and the report will be sent to the Superior Council of Magistracy.

⭕️For the hearings conducted under Law 252/2023, the six members of the Commission were divided into two panels of three members each, designated as Panel A and Panel B. Each panel included 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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