VST MEMBER SHARPLY CRITICIZED VST PRESIDENT: Objected to Stamenković for pressuring the Constitutional Court
Member of the High Prosecutorial Council (VST) Vladimir Simić objected at today's Council session to the President of that body, Branko Stamenković, for stating in his public announcements that he expects an "well-founded and sustainable decision" from the Constitutional Court regarding the constitutional appeals of candidates who lost in the prosecutorial elections, as Simić believes this could represent inappropriate influence on the Constitutional Court's decision-making.
TL;DR
- Vladimir Simić criticized Branko Stamenković for statements made about the Constitutional Court's expected decision on prosecutorial election appeals.
- Simić believes Stamenković's public statements may constitute undue influence on the Constitutional Court.
- Simić also questioned Stamenković for allegedly backdating VST decisions concerning objections to prosecutorial elections.
- Simić noted that decisions considered adopted by legal fiction due to inaction were published with an earlier date than when they were supposedly finalized.