The European magistrates believe that the CSM and ÎCCJ violated the right to free expression of the former magistrate Cristi Danileţ The Council and the High Court disciplinary sanctioned Danileţ for the position expressed on Facebook at a time when the PSD leaders attacked the independence of the judiciary and put political pressure on judges and prosecutors
The case of judge Cristi Danileț, suspended from his position by the Higher Council of Magistracy (CSM) for posting some videos on social networks, sparked a number of reactions in Romania. The decision can be appealed. Danileț says to his defense that the videos in question have nothing to do with his profession, as they only refer to his private life. He said: ˮCSM decided to suspend me from magistracy due to two videos posted on Tik Tok last year: in one video I appear cutting my garden hedge and in another cleaning a swimming pool. I did not do, at that moment, any mention of the Justice and the images are not linked to my profession. It is my private life and I do not wish to give explanations for it to anyone. It is my suspension that stains the image of Justice.ˮ
Justice Minister Catalin Predoiu has said that CSM took a great risk by deciding to suspend judge Cristi Danileț. He has also said that if this is the new level of exigency that CSM wants to impo