Today, MPs will debate a proposal to elect an independent prosecutor who could investigate the Prosecutor General. The Legal Commission is expected to vote at first reading on the amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure.
The proposals for amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code and the Judiciary Act belong to GERB and the United Patriots and come after the failure of the draft amendments of the former Minister of Justice Danail Kirilov, after the critical opinion of the Venice Commission and the continuing disapproval of the government’s proposals. of the Prosecutor General. It is envisaged that a person will be elected within 3 months to investigate Prosecutor No. 1. He will be elected by a simple majority of the Prosecutorial College, and 6 of its members will have the right to propose.
The term of office of the independent prosecutor will be 7 years. His acts will not be subject to control by the Prosecutor General and will not be supervised and supervised. Cases against Prosecutor number 1 will be heard in the Specialized Criminal Court and the Supreme Court of Cassation.
