Powers of local Soviets of People's Deputies

Local Soviets of People's Deputies should have the right to go to court in the interests of citizens if necessary. This is the opinion of a group of deputies of the Supreme Council, who made changes to the Law "On local authorities, local self-government and state administration in the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic". This law-in-draft was supported today by the deputies of the Committee on Regional Policy, Local Self-Government and Housing and Communal Services. The document will be recommended for adoption in the first reading at the next plenary meeting.

City, district, village and town councils at the request of their residents will be able to go to court to protect their rights, freedoms and legitimate interests in practice. It will be possible in addition to apply to the court or the Arbitration Court to challenge the legal acts of state authorities or local self-government, if these acts violate the rights and legitimate interests of citizens, as well as in other cases. The introduction of such a norm is supported by the chairmen of city district councils.

Another initiative concerning the work of local councils, which was supported by the relevant committee, amends the Law "On the Status of People's Deputies of Local Councils of People's Deputies of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic". The law-in-draft was initiated by the deputies of the Committee. Ruslan Gareev, Anton Onufrienko and Boris German consider that the current law should clearly state the period of time within which a local Council deputy should be answered to his request. It is proposed to register within 15 working days (the same deadlines are provided for giving a response to the request of a deputy of the Supreme Council). There is no time frame now and this leads to contradictions in the understanding of the norm on giving a response to a deputy's request, according to the authors. According to the law, a request can be addressed to the chairman of the Council, his deputy, the Head of the state administration of the city (district), the Head of the village, town, local prosecutor, the management of enterprises, institutions located on the territory of the Council, etc.

The law-in-draft is planned to be submitted to the plenary session on the 15th of February for consideration in the first reading.