The deputies decided on paragraph 363: Did the proposal from the SaS workshop pass in the plenary session? – New time

The proposal of SaS to limit the range of decisions that the general prosecutor can review in accordance with the procedure according to section 363 of the Criminal Code, was not passed by the plenary session of the National Council (NR) of the Slovak Republic. Deputies rejected it in Tuesday’s vote. 72 deputies out of 147 present were in favor, 74 legislators were against, one abstained. Among other things, SaS proposed to adjust the appointment and dismissal of prosecutors or their rights and obligations, the possibility of recalling the general prosecutor and his disciplinary responsibility, as well as the special prosecutor. They also intended to expand the powers of the public defender of rights and the government of the Slovak Republic, so that they could file a lawsuit for the dissolution of a political party. Last week, even the proposal to amend section 363 from the OĽANO deputies’ workshop did not pass. On the agenda is a similar amendment by the non-aligned MP Tomáš Valášek. Alojz Baránik claims that there were other good changes in his submitted proposal than just the restriction of section 363 of the Criminal Code. They were supposed to contribute to building the rule of law in Slovakia in terms of the functioning of the prosecutor’s office. He indicated that the We Are Family movement goes against the government’s program statement. SaS leader Richard Sulík also pointed out the attitude of We are a family. He considers the vote in the National Assembly of the Slovak Republic to be proof of “who is baking with whom”, and not only in the case of Article 363.