Overview of the activity of vetting bodies until 15 September 2025
Decisions of the Independent Qualification Commission: 805 in total, out of which:
- 268 dismissals; Following decisions of the Special Appeal Chamber, 22 dismissal decisions of the IQC were modified into confirmations, 1 dismissal decision was modified into suspension from office, 2 dismissal decisions were reversed into terminations and 7 such decisions were modified into terminations of the process.
- 367 confirmations in duty; Following decisions of the Special Appeal Chamber, 47 of such confirmation decisions of the IQC were modified into dismissals, 3 confirmation decisions were modified into suspensions from office, and 1 confirmation decision was overruled into termination due to resignation. Due to renunciation of appeal, the AC ceased the consideration of the 2 confirmation decisions previously appealed by the Public Commissioners.
- 162 decisions on termination of the vetting proceeding, out of which 113 due to resignation and 48 due to other reasons. Following decisions of the Special Appeal Chamber, 1 termination due to resignation decision was reversed into termination of the process and 3 such decisions were modified to terminations due to renunciation of the appeals filed. 3 termination decisions were modified to the prohibition of appointment of the assessee as a judge or prosecutor of any level, a member of the High Judicial Council or High Prosecutorial Council, High Inspector of Justice or General Prosecutor, for a period of 15 years.
- 8 decisions of suspension from office out of which 6 were afterwards confirmed upon completion of the School of Magistrates training program. Following decisions of the Special Appeal Chamber, 1 suspension decision was modified into confirmation and 2 such confirmation decisions were modified into dismissal.
Appeals filed by the assessees and the Public Commissioners (PCs): 412 in total, out of which:
- 295 filed by assessees;
- 121 filed by the PCs (4 out which were also filed by the assessees);
- 100 of the above appeals are still pending.
Decisions of the Special Appeal Chamber (SAC): 355, out of which:
- 257 upholding IQC decisions, including the decision after being reopened in the merits pursuant to article 494 Civil Procedure Code and resulted in a different vetting outcome, as well as the decisions on which the appeals were renounced.
- 98 deciding total or partial modification/overruling/termination of IQC decisions, among which in particular:
on 49 occasions the SAC modified confirmation decisions of the IQC including the confirmation decisions after the suspension from office and dismissed the assessees from office;
on 23 occasions the SAC modified 22 dismissal decisions and 1 suspension decision of the IQC and confirmed the assessees in duty;
on 4 occasions the SAC modified 1 dismissal decision and 3 confirmation decisions of the IQC and suspended the assessees from office for a one-year period with the obligation to attend the training program by the School of the Magistrates.
Final decisions (following exhaustion of national judicial remedies): 743, out of which:
- 320 confirmations;
- 251 dismissals;
- 172 terminations (out of which 114 due to resignations).