Romania's judiciary under fire

The Romanian judiciary is unable to deal efficiently with accusations of corruption against the country's former prime minister Adrian Nastase, writes the daily Romania Libera. "For a good two years now the case of Nastase has stood for the judicial reform test which our country has repeatedly failed. Since entering the EU all of the European Commission's reports have complained of a lack of progress with regards to convictions in major corruption cases. ... This is why the Nastase case is such a crucial test for the independence and efficiency of the judiciary. The former prime minister has been able to exploit all of the weaknesses of the judicial system. And he has manipulated the network of judicial and political authorities to prevent his case from coming to trial. ... The Nastase case is a symptom of the corruption sickness which is widespread in Romania. Nothing will be solved by sacrificing Nastase if judicial reform is not carried out afterwards."

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