This Friday at five in the afternoon the National Council of the Magistracy will meet, to hear the names of the magistrates who will hold the position of Attorney General or Attorney General of the Republic.
The proposals will be carried out by the President of the Republic, Luis Abinader.
Among the favorites to the post is the magistrate, Yeni Berenice Reynoso, since the exit of the current head of the Public Ministry, Miriam Germán, was announced.
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Criteria for the choice of the attorney
In the Dominican Republic, the election of the Attorney General of the Republic is governed by the Constitution and other legal regulations, with the aim of placing in the position a person who represents and exercises the independence of the Public Ministry, as the President has coined it Luis Abinader.
Within these criteria it is established that the person must be “recognized morality.” This implies that the candidate must have an impeccable reputation in his public and professional life, despite these criteria some specialists understand that the new or new head of the Public Ministry will respond to executive guidelines.
This is understood by political scientist Daniel Pou, who signed the newspaper today Digital, that “the person occupies that position will always be a people with a lot of receptivity with the Executive, the structure of the Dominican justice system does not allow another situation.”
While the professor David de la Hoz, He understands that the selected person «will be someone close and their surroundings. Unscrupulous of any nature ».
“The attorney as conceived by the current government has been limited to what is known as feet judges, that is, he attends hearings and postulates by society, nothing more,” he added.
Yeni Berenice the great “favorite
De la Hoz points out that in the framework of the institutionality the current attached attorney, Yeni Berenice Reynoso, must replace the magistrate, Miriam Germán, without a clutch, argues that the ruling party opposes this option.
«The institutionality, beyond any reasonable doubt, orders that this position, at the present time must be occupied by the Judge Yeni Berenice Reynoso. However, sEctors inside the PRM and the opposition do not want that position to occupy. Therefore, any error in the choice will fall on the President that is why the CNN and the TC has been involved as a mechanism to try to download the president, ”said the political scientist.
Procurador or Procurator Profile
The Observer network for institutionality suggests Assess the experience of the candidates through indicators on previous positions, period of professional performance (public or private) and their outstanding legal career.
Likewise, assess your academic training, your knowledge in the field of law and administration of justice. Also, your teaching experience and contributions to the academy.
The most important indicators that Roi suggests for an ideal profile are Dand independence, impartiality and ethical awareness, emphasizing that the CNM must ensure that elected people are at the service of the system users of the systemwithout ensuring particular or sectoral interests, and that have a correct reputation, publicly known, as fundamental characteristics to constitute legitimacy.
