The Work on Constitutional Amendments continues

The Committee on Legislation concluded its work on a package of parliamentary initiatives aimed at reforming the institution of parliamentary immunity. After discussion of received amendments, four legislations were recommended for adoption in the final reading.

Another block of constitutional changes is associated with regulation of the use of the parliamentary tool as deputy inquiry. Galina Antyufeeva offered to enshrine in the law "On status of deputy of the Supreme Council of PMR" and "On Regulations of the Supreme Council PMR", according to which the response to the deputy's inquiry should disclose not the chairman of the plenary session (as it is now), but the official to whom it was addressed, or the person authorized by him. This change is due to the fact that, in practice, after the announcement the answer should be discussed. The idea was supported by the profile committee. The initiative was recommended for adoption.

Package addressed to vetoed by the president law-in-draft designed to fix on the legislative level the institute of parliamentary investigation. Proposed by a group of deputies initiatives were adopted by deputy corps about a month ago. The Head of State considered inconclusive parliamentary arguments, and returned the documents for re-examination, proposing the establishment of a conciliation commission to settle the differences. Members of the relevant committee's had not changed opinion. They still suppose that the introduction of the institute of parliamentary investigations necessary to improve the efficiency of the legislative body and the formation of an effective mechanism to protect the rights and freedoms of citizens. The legislations will be recommended for adoption in the previous edition.

The proposal of Kamenka deputies to lower age limit for bringing to administrative responsibility from 16 to 14 years caused active discussion. Parliamentarians have opposed this kind of innovation. Galina Antyufeeva, noting that there is logic in the arguments of the authors, called the law-in-draft untimely. It was recommended for rejection.