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Fight against corruption, crime priority of Justice Ministry
Belgrade,
8 October 2012
Minister of Justice and Public Administration Nikola Selakovic informed today Ambassador of Finland to Serbia Pekka Orpana about the first steps of the Ministry on overcoming the difficult situation in the Serbian judiciary.
A statement by the Ministry of Justice and Public Administration says that the Ambassador of Finland expressed interest in the situation in the judiciary and in the Ministry’s planned activities for strengthening Serbia's path towards the EU.
Selakovic informed Orpana about the current situation in the domestic legal system and pointed out that there will be no reform of the previous reform of the judiciary, however all mistakes must be quickly and efficiently corrected. The Minister recalled that during his stay in Brussels he presented to the European officials the next steps of the Ministry regarding the key problems which the judiciary in Serbia is facing.
He announced that a strategy of reform of the judiciary to a five-year period will be worked out soon and a follow-up action plan. The Minister added that working groups have also been formed that are preparing changes and amendments to judicial laws and they will present their conclusions to citizens and the professional public in the second half of October.
One of these groups is currently working on amendments to the Law on seats and territories of courts and public prosecutor’s offices, which will enable the opening of courts in many places in Serbia, Selakovic said.
This especially refers to places close to border crossings where intensive cross-border trade takes place.
Selakovic reiterated that the fight against corruption and organised crime is one of priorities of the Ministry of Justice and the Serbian government.
The plan is to develop a new strategy and a new action plan, in which representatives of all relevant government authorities will be included - the police, the Anti-Corruption Agency and other relevant institutions.
The Ministry of Justice has to work to achieve two groups of objectives - short-term in order to overcome the crisis in the judiciary as soon as possible and medium-term, which will enable Serbia to have a stable, strong and effective judicial system for decades to come, Selakovic concluded.
Selakovic informed Orpana about the current situation in the domestic legal system and pointed out that there will be no reform of the previous reform of the judiciary, however all mistakes must be quickly and efficiently corrected. The Minister recalled that during his stay in Brussels he presented to the European officials the next steps of the Ministry regarding the key problems which the judiciary in Serbia is facing.
He announced that a strategy of reform of the judiciary to a five-year period will be worked out soon and a follow-up action plan. The Minister added that working groups have also been formed that are preparing changes and amendments to judicial laws and they will present their conclusions to citizens and the professional public in the second half of October.
One of these groups is currently working on amendments to the Law on seats and territories of courts and public prosecutor’s offices, which will enable the opening of courts in many places in Serbia, Selakovic said.
This especially refers to places close to border crossings where intensive cross-border trade takes place.
Selakovic reiterated that the fight against corruption and organised crime is one of priorities of the Ministry of Justice and the Serbian government.
The plan is to develop a new strategy and a new action plan, in which representatives of all relevant government authorities will be included - the police, the Anti-Corruption Agency and other relevant institutions.
The Ministry of Justice has to work to achieve two groups of objectives - short-term in order to overcome the crisis in the judiciary as soon as possible and medium-term, which will enable Serbia to have a stable, strong and effective judicial system for decades to come, Selakovic concluded.
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