Overview

• The CGPJ’s June 23 report warns that the proposed reform fails to declare the Prosecutor’s Office as an independent body shielded from state directives.
• Critics highlight the absence of a clear, taxative ban on government orders or instructions to the attorney general.
• The draft law would extend the attorney general’s term from four to five years to detach it from the duration of the incumbent government.
• The council welcomes transferring appointment and promotion powers to the attorney general but notes the Ministry of Justice retains control over administrative declarations.
• CGPJ recommends adding a clause to bar attorney general appointments within one year of elections to prevent politicized timing.