The death of a 25-year old man in Medias, central
\nRomania, attacked by three individuals, has once again brought to the forefront
\nthe talks on the law on compensatory appeal, which led to the early release of
\na large number of convicted prisoners. Statistics show that, between October 2017-November
\n2018, some 13,000 people were released from prison, three quarters of them
\nbenefiting from parole and compensatory appeal. In the meantime, several
\nhundreds of those released have committed new violent crimes, including murder,
\nattempted murder, rape and burglary. One of them was the very man who stabbed
\nthe victim in Medias 11 times. He had been released from prison in May last
\nyear, two years and two months earlier. The second suspect, who also has a
\ncriminal record, was arrested for 30 days, and is now being prosecuted for murder. <\/p>\n
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The third perpetrator is being prosecuted for violent actions. In a very prompt
\nreaction, the right-wing opposition in Romania has called for the abrogation of
\nthe law. The National Liberal Party, the main opposition party in Romania, is preparing
\na bill which would ban violent inmates from benefiting from the compensatory
\nappeal. Also, the Liberals will file a motion against the Justice Minister,
\naccusing him of destroying the justice system and protecting the criminals. At
\nthe same time, the opposition Save Romania Union has too decided to submit to
\nParliament a bill for the abrogation of the law, drawing attention to the fact
\nthat, when the European Court of Human Rights condemned Romania because of the
\npoor conditions in Romanian penitentiaries, the recommendation was to modernize
\nand expand the system, not to deal with the issue of lack of space by releasing
\nprisoners. <\/p>\n
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According to the Save Romania Union, the coalition made up of the
\nSocial Democratic Party and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats used the
\nCourt’s ruling to favor criminals. The People’s Movement Party, also in the
\nopposition, has announced it will support in Parliament any legal initiative
\nthat would correct the catastrophic effects of the compensatory appeal law. In
\nthe opinion of the party’s president, Eugen Tomac, after the crime in Medias, the
\nministers of justice and internal affairs should resign. Justice Minister
\nTudorel Toader, however, has defended himself, saying that the law was an initiative
\nof the technocratic government headed by Dacian Ciolos, and the law merely came
\ninto force during his term. Toader has explained in a post on social media that
\nthe law was endorsed by the Superior Council of Magistracy and adopted by parliament
\nbefore he took over the office of minister. <\/p>\n
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