Moldova President Maya Sandu said that the reform of justice has modest results, even though the political will and folk support to change the situation in this area is stronger than ever, Moldipers reports citing the president’s press service.
The President noted that the efforts to clean the judicial system from corrupt elements and strengthen the legal capacity of institutions by some persons in the judicial system and anti -corruption institutions are greatly resisted. “But the bets of these reforms are huge – without fair justice, the economy cannot develop and, accordingly, cannot increase the standard of living of people. Without true justice, we cannot build a full -functioning state that can protect citizens. It is no less important that the reform of justice is The priority condition for the country’s entry into the EU, ”the head of state said.
The statements were made at an event dedicated to the launch of the project of justice and the fight against corruption (JARA) financed by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in the amount of six million US dollars.
Maya Sandu thanked the USAID deputy administrator Erin McCa and the US ambassador to Moldova Kent D. Logsdon for significant support in the amount of about two billion dollars, which the US government and USAID have provided Moldova over the past three decades in many important areas, including justice. The head of state praised the contribution of American partners to the reform of justice, including an extraordinary external assessment of judges and prosecutors.