Hearing of Vladimir Adam, candidate for the position of Supreme Court judge

Anti-Corruption prosecutor Vladimir Adam is running for the position of judge at the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) and is being evaluated by the Vetting Commission according to Law no. 65/2023. In the context of the external integrity evaluation of the candidate, the Commission invited the judge to a hearing.

The hearing discussed integrity issues related to:

- inexplicable wealth over several years within the evaluation period, specifically in 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2020 - 2022;

- failure to declare at the National Integrity Authority (NIA) bank accounts with balances exceeding 15 salaries, property rights, and income obtained from the sale of a plot;

- failure to declare a loan;

- non-disclosure of the employment termination allegations of misconduct;

- difference between the contractual price and the price declared to NIA regarding the purchase of a vehicle.

After the hearing, the Commission will adopt a report containing the relevant facts, the reasons and the proposal whether or not the candidate should pass or fail the assessment. The report will be sent to the Superior Council of Magistracy.

📜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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