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Slovak President proposes change in constitution

Xinhua, September 3, 2015 Adjust font size:

Slovak President Andrej Kiska on Wednesday proposed that Slovakia's constitution be amended so that a judge's term in office should be concluded when he or she reaches a certain age, with an age limit of 67 for lower courts and of 70 in the case of the Supreme Court.

Presently, the president can remove judges from their posts when they reach 65. Kiska pointed out that judges try to avoid being removed by not accepting a decision to this effect issued by the president.

"This state of affairs is not only unlawful, but also doesn't correspond to the authority or brevity of the constitutional authorities and judicial status," said Kiska.

He believes that a change would strengthen the independence of the judiciary from legislative power and would provide a fair status for all judges.

"I'm convinced that a change in revoking a post in terms of age is needed to bring order into our constitutional system and the status of the judiciary," added the Slovak president. Endit