The Venice Commission is ready to accept the offer of the “Georgian Dream” and get involved in the development of rules and criteria for appointment of judges. Secretary of the Commission Thomas Markert told InterPressNews that they are ready to get involved in the process in case the issue is not focused on specific individuals, judges.
“We have not yet received a request from the ruling party regarding this issue. At this stage I can not express any opinion about the life term appointment of judges. We are ready to be engaged in the process if it involves development of criteria and rules for appointment of the judges and is not focused on specific individuals, judges, "said Venice Commission Secretary.
According to Thomas Markert, in general, the Venice Commission supports permanent appointment of judges, until the age of retirement. “It complies with European standards and is necessary to ensure the independence of judges,” Thomas Markert told InterPressNews.