Romanian Senate passes pardon law unmodified

23 May 2017

The pardon law will reach the Chamber of Deputies today, after the Senate passed the draft law submitted by the Government with no changes.

The draft bill was adopted tacitly, as the Senate hasn’t voted on it until the legal deadline.

The pardon law has stirred a lot of controversies after the Senate’s Legal Committee wanted to bring some important amendments to the initial form the Government had submitted in early-February by former justice minister Florin Iordache. Former President Traian Basescu and Social Democrat MP Serban Nicolae, the former head of the Senate’s Legal Committee were among those who wanted to amend the law so that it would also pardon corruption sentences.

However, the amendments were rejected after new street protests and PSD removed Serban Nicolae from leading the committee and its group in the Senate.

Romanian Social Democrat leader says it’s possible to abandon pardon law

editor@romania-insider.com

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Romanian Senate passes pardon law unmodified

23 May 2017

The pardon law will reach the Chamber of Deputies today, after the Senate passed the draft law submitted by the Government with no changes.

The draft bill was adopted tacitly, as the Senate hasn’t voted on it until the legal deadline.

The pardon law has stirred a lot of controversies after the Senate’s Legal Committee wanted to bring some important amendments to the initial form the Government had submitted in early-February by former justice minister Florin Iordache. Former President Traian Basescu and Social Democrat MP Serban Nicolae, the former head of the Senate’s Legal Committee were among those who wanted to amend the law so that it would also pardon corruption sentences.

However, the amendments were rejected after new street protests and PSD removed Serban Nicolae from leading the committee and its group in the Senate.

Romanian Social Democrat leader says it’s possible to abandon pardon law

editor@romania-insider.com

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