It is proposed to exclude members of the qualification boards of judges for having a second citizenship

It is proposed to deprive members of the Qualification Boards of Judges (QB) of their status for having a second citizenship. The draft amendments to the federal law “On the Bodies of the Judicial Community” were developed by deputies of the Saratov Regional Duma. Today, the Committee on State Building and Local Self-Government approved the document for consideration at a meeting of the regional parliament.

The explanatory note points out contradictions in the federal law, which is proposed to be amended. On the one hand, the Federal Law requires members of the KCC, when exercising their powers, to exclude everything “that could diminish the authority of the judiciary or raise doubts about the objectivity, fairness and impartiality of these representatives,” on the other hand, it does not provide for early termination of powers for failure to fulfill the mentioned requirements.

In addition to foreign citizenship or nationality, it is proposed to consider a residence permit or other document confirming “the right to permanent residence of a citizen of the Russian Federation in the territory of a foreign state” as a basis for exclusion from the board, the authors of the amendments specify.

Nikita Markelov, Saratov