Moldova's top court suspends law on ratification of loan from Russia

Chisinau, 23 April /MOLDPRES/ - The judges of the Constitutional Court (CCM) today suspended the action of the agreement on loan worth 200 million euros with Russia.   

CCM today admitted an application by MP Serghei Sirbu on the contestation of the Law No 57 from 23 April 2020 on the ratification of the agreement between the governments of Russia and Moldova. Following this action, the procedure of entrance into force of the Law No 57 from 23 April 2020 on the ratification of the agreement between the governments of Russia and Moldova on the providing to the Moldovan cabinet of a state financial loan was suspended till the notification is considered on the merits.   

Also today, judge Vladimir Turcan was dismissed from the office of president of the Constitutional Court, after he had given vote of no confidence on behalf of the CCM magistrates. Judges Nicolae Rosca and Liuba Sova, who submitted a demarche on 21 April, demanded the resignation of judge Turcan from the position of CCM president.

Following the procedure of dismissal from this office, judge Domnica Manole was elected president of the Constitutional Court for a three-year mandate.