Mag. Andrej Šircelj: O pravičnosti, enakosti in nediskriminaciji v sodnih postopkih
petek, 24. 4. 2015Poslanec SDS mag. Andrej Šircelj je danes na seji Parlamentarne skupščine Sveta Evrope (PSSE) v Strasbourgu spregovoril o enakosti in nediskriminaciji v sodnih postopkih, pri čemer se je osredotočil na slovenski primer in politični proces Patria. Poslanec mag. Andrej Šircelj je uvodoma izpostavil, da sta zagotavljanje pravičnega sojenja in domneva nedolžnosti osnovni in temeljni človekovi pravici, da pa je dostop do pravičnosti v sodnih postopkih pogosto onemogočen zaradi pravnih in praktičnih ovir. Poslanec je v tem smislu opozoril na sodne procese v Sloveniji. Mag. Šircelj je dejal, da je Slovenija edina tranzicijska država članica EU, kjer po padcu komunističnega režima ni bila izvedena lustracija. V svojem nagovoru je izpostavil politični proces Patria, ki ga je slovensko pravosodje vodilo proti voditelju opozicije, predsedniku stranke SDS Janezu Janši, in to kljub temu, da ni obstajal noben dokaz, na podlagi katerega bi se predsedniku SDS lahko sodilo. Poslanec je izrazil skrb nad številom sodb slovenskih sodišč, ki so bile razveljavljene zaradi kršitev človekovih pravic.Mag. Šircelj je dejal, da je Ustavno sodišče včeraj razveljavilo sodbo proti predsedniku SDS Janezu Janši v procesu Patria, pri čemer je izpostavilo, da so bile odločitve okrajnega, višjega in vrhovnega sodišča, v nasprotju z načelom zakonitosti. »Prav tako pa je Ustavno sodišče izpostavilo nespoštovanje načela videza nepristranskosti,« je povedal mag. Šircelj. Kot je še opozoril je bila vrsta različnih, tudi mednarodnih pravnikov, mnenja, da je bil sodni proces Patria politično motiviran.Mag. Andrej Šircelj je ob svojem nagovoru spomnil na predčasne volitve ter na dejstvo, da je bil predsednik SDS v času volitev politični zapornik, pa tudi na to, da je koalicijska večina v Državnem zboru po predčasnih volitvah v letu 2014 poslancu in predsedniku SDS Janezu Janši odvzela mandat. »Tudi v tem primeru je odločitev koalicijske večine Državnega zbora spremenilo Ustavno sodišče, ki je jasno povedalo, da so poslanke in poslanci koalicije v tem primeru ravnali protiustavno in nezakonito,« je izpostavil poslanec SDS.Mag. Šircelj je v nagovoru spomnil še na dejstvo, da je Evropska komisija v maju 2013 izpostavila, da je stanje v slovenskem sodnem sistemu nezadovoljivo, slovenski vladi pa predlagala sprejem vrste ukrepov za izboljšanje.Nenazadnje je poslanec SDS mag. Andrej Šircelj spregovoril tudi o resoluciji Evropske ljudske stranke (EPP) ter pozivih Mednarodne demokratične unije (IDU) o potrebi po pravičnem sodstvu.Po mnenju mag. Širclja je potreba po reformi slovenskega pravosodja danes še bolj očitna kot kadarkoli prej.
Nagovor mag. Andreja Širclja v angleškem jeziku objavljamo v nadaljevanju. Velja govorjena beseda!
Nagovor ni lektoriran!
Equality and non-discrimination in the access to justiceMr. President, dear colleagues,I would like to remind you that the guarantee of a fair trial and presumption of innocence are fundamental human rights. Access to justice is too often hampered by both practical and legal obstacles. I am also deeply worried on the fact of how much have we done regarding access of justice in Slovenia.Since 2004, when Slovenia joined the EU, the Constitutional Court and European Court for Human Rights have together cancelled more than 600 decisions of the Slovenian courts on the basis of serious violations of human rights.
Slovenia is the only EU Member State, which has not carried out the lustration after the fall of the communist regime.The latest example, and also the most exposed one, is the judicial process of Patria, which despite the lack of the evidence against the opposition leader in Slovenia Mr. Janez Janša lasted for over six years. After being sentenced, he was sent to prison only three weeks before the 2014 parliamentary elections and had to stay there for half of year.
Yesterday – 23. of April 2015 – The Slovenian Constitutional Court announced with the written order that the opposition leader Mr. Janez Janša is innocent. Constitutional court founded clear violations of the constitution and the violation of the right to a fair trial in the Patria case. With the decision, Constitutional court of Slovenia invalidated all previous condemnations and it has also established that the condemnations issued by other courts were unlawful and that during the procedures the impartial judgment was not assured.
According to respectable Slovenian and international lawyers, the Patria case was one of the most striking politically motivated court processes.
The president of the Slovenian democrats who convincingly won the European elections on 25 May 2014 was by a drastic abuse of the judiciary system eliminated from the electoral campaign and from the process of gaining a mandate to form a government.
On 15th of October 2014 the judicial prosecution against Mr. Janez Janša was joined also by the political prosecution. The majority in the Slovenian Parliament deprived Janez Janša of his elected parliamentary mandate. But justice has been served on 21st of November 2014 at the Constitutional Court which decided that the Parliament’s decision was unconstitutional. Janša regained his function – elected deputy of the Slovenian parliament.In May 2013 the European Commission stressed that the State of the Slovenian judicial system is unsatisfactory. It imposed a series of corrective measures to the Slovenian government.European People Party also adopted resolution on the situation in Slovenia and expressed its concerns regarding condemnation of the opposition leader Janez Janša.In Resolution EPP invites independent organizations such as Council of Europe and OSCE to follow closely the compatibility of the on –going procedure with the rule of Law and international standards and underlines the need of impartial and judiciary in all member states. In this context calls for the swift adoption of rigid lustration laws in all Member states which have not yet been done.Also the International Democrat Union notes with concern the European Commission’s comments on the unsatisfactory nature of Slovenia’s judicial system and the need for further reform.
IDU notes to strengthen the rule of law and judicial independence in Slovenia and calls on the government of Slovenia and other post-communist countries to enact and implement effective lustration laws.
During the Patria process a powerful Slovenian human rights movement (Committee 2014) was formed, which has been organizing massive protests in front of the Supreme Court every single day since the imprisonment of Janez Janša till the end of it.I would like to express my thanks to the reporteur and support the report. I also call your attention to the fact that human rights are too often violated and to the need to reform Slovenian judiciary system which is more obvious that it has ever been before.
Nagovor mag. Andreja Širclja v angleškem jeziku objavljamo v nadaljevanju. Velja govorjena beseda!
Nagovor ni lektoriran!
Equality and non-discrimination in the access to justiceMr. President, dear colleagues,I would like to remind you that the guarantee of a fair trial and presumption of innocence are fundamental human rights. Access to justice is too often hampered by both practical and legal obstacles. I am also deeply worried on the fact of how much have we done regarding access of justice in Slovenia.Since 2004, when Slovenia joined the EU, the Constitutional Court and European Court for Human Rights have together cancelled more than 600 decisions of the Slovenian courts on the basis of serious violations of human rights.
Slovenia is the only EU Member State, which has not carried out the lustration after the fall of the communist regime.The latest example, and also the most exposed one, is the judicial process of Patria, which despite the lack of the evidence against the opposition leader in Slovenia Mr. Janez Janša lasted for over six years. After being sentenced, he was sent to prison only three weeks before the 2014 parliamentary elections and had to stay there for half of year.
Yesterday – 23. of April 2015 – The Slovenian Constitutional Court announced with the written order that the opposition leader Mr. Janez Janša is innocent. Constitutional court founded clear violations of the constitution and the violation of the right to a fair trial in the Patria case. With the decision, Constitutional court of Slovenia invalidated all previous condemnations and it has also established that the condemnations issued by other courts were unlawful and that during the procedures the impartial judgment was not assured.
According to respectable Slovenian and international lawyers, the Patria case was one of the most striking politically motivated court processes.
The president of the Slovenian democrats who convincingly won the European elections on 25 May 2014 was by a drastic abuse of the judiciary system eliminated from the electoral campaign and from the process of gaining a mandate to form a government.
On 15th of October 2014 the judicial prosecution against Mr. Janez Janša was joined also by the political prosecution. The majority in the Slovenian Parliament deprived Janez Janša of his elected parliamentary mandate. But justice has been served on 21st of November 2014 at the Constitutional Court which decided that the Parliament’s decision was unconstitutional. Janša regained his function – elected deputy of the Slovenian parliament.In May 2013 the European Commission stressed that the State of the Slovenian judicial system is unsatisfactory. It imposed a series of corrective measures to the Slovenian government.European People Party also adopted resolution on the situation in Slovenia and expressed its concerns regarding condemnation of the opposition leader Janez Janša.In Resolution EPP invites independent organizations such as Council of Europe and OSCE to follow closely the compatibility of the on –going procedure with the rule of Law and international standards and underlines the need of impartial and judiciary in all member states. In this context calls for the swift adoption of rigid lustration laws in all Member states which have not yet been done.Also the International Democrat Union notes with concern the European Commission’s comments on the unsatisfactory nature of Slovenia’s judicial system and the need for further reform.
IDU notes to strengthen the rule of law and judicial independence in Slovenia and calls on the government of Slovenia and other post-communist countries to enact and implement effective lustration laws.
During the Patria process a powerful Slovenian human rights movement (Committee 2014) was formed, which has been organizing massive protests in front of the Supreme Court every single day since the imprisonment of Janez Janša till the end of it.I would like to express my thanks to the reporteur and support the report. I also call your attention to the fact that human rights are too often violated and to the need to reform Slovenian judiciary system which is more obvious that it has ever been before.