The judge in the case of Vlad Pascu, moves in front of the journalists. She stood frozen for a minute, without answering any question

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Unanswered questions. This is how the journalists’ meeting with judge Ancuța Popoviciuthe one that deals with the trial of Vlad Pascu, after the hearing at the CSM. The magistrate stood in front of them for more than a minute, but did not say a word and stared blankly while the reporters wanted to know why he asked if one of the dead youths was in the courtroom or if he had going to apologize to the parents of the victims.

By the Observator editorial team on 24.04.2024, 16:03

“Why are you chewing gum in the courtroom? Why did you request the identity card of the deceased victim? Are you going to apologize to the parents? Do you think you will be suspended? Do you have anything to say to the parents of the victims? As you explained in in front of the section for judges?”. There are questions that were addressed today to the judge in the case of Vlad Pascu, Ancuța Ioana Popoviciu, who could be suspended from her position until the disciplinary investigation is completed.

More than a minute of silence was given to the journalists who tried to ask the judge for an explanation, after the hearing at the CSM, which will decide whether she will be removed from the case, after the judicial inspection self-reported. Ancuța Popoviciu did not answer any questions, and then simply turned her back on the reporters and left.

If the Superior Council of the Magistracy will admit the judicial inspection request, magistrate Ancuța Ioana Popoviciu will be suspended from office until the completion of the disciplinary investigation, which means that at least in the case of the May 2 file, the trial will be resumed from the first term, attention , from the first term after the trial on the merits.

The judge asked if one of the young people who lost his life in the accident on May 2 is in the courtroom

It was also the moment when the judicial inspection self-referred to the case of the judge, and this because, we remember, she asked at the beginning of the session if one of the young people who lost his life in the accident on May 2 was in the courtroom , and at the next term, he asked Sebastian Olariu’s father who he was, even though according to the procedure he had cited him at the beginning of the meeting. Besides, during these weeks when the judicial inspection started the disciplinary investigation, the magistrate Ancuța Ioana Popoviciu made a request to recuse himself, which was, however, rejected.

On the other hand, the families of the victims requested that the file be transferred to another court, but this request was also rejected. Therefore, it remains to be seen what the Superior Council of Magistracy will decide, in the case of Ancuţa Ioana Popoviciu. This is not the first time this has been investigated. She was also disciplined previously, when the judicial inspection decided to reduce her salary for a period of several months, following a similar incident.