Milatović wrote to Armenko: Have there been reasons for the termination of office of any of the judges proposed by the president?

Milatović stated in the letter that he is convinced that Armenko will appreciate the fact that the process of selecting a candidate for a new judge of the Constitutional Court implies the implementation of demanding procedural steps, which will begin only after the notification of the Constitutional Court from Article 154, paragraph 3 of the Constitution and Article 7, para. 1 and 2 of the Law on the Constitutional Court

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Milatović, Photo: Boris Pejović
Milatović, Photo: Boris Pejović
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The President of Montenegro, Jakov Milatović, asked the President of the Constitutional Court, Snežana Armenko, whether that court determined that there were reasons for the termination of office or the dismissal of one of the two current judges whose nominee is the head of state, or that such reasons will appear in the next six months.

He sent a letter to Armenko, in which he requested notification of whether the Constitutional Court, in accordance with the provision of Article 154 paragraph 3 of the Constitution, determined the above.

"As you know, the provision of Article 7 paragraph 1 of the Law on the Constitutional Court prescribes that the President of Montenegro and the Constitutional Committee of the Parliament of Montenegro, as authorized proposers, carry out the procedure of nominating judges of the Constitutional Court after receiving notification of the termination of office or dismissal of a judge, while paragraph 2 of the same article stipulates that the Constitutional Court will notify the proposer who proposed that judge six months before fulfillment of the conditions for exercising the right to an old-age pension, i.e. before the end of the mandate. Furthermore, the provision of Article 154 paragraph 3 of the Constitution of Montenegro establishes that the occurrence of reasons for termination of office or dismissal shall be determined by the Constitutional Court at its session," wrote Milatović.

In the letter, he stated that he is convinced that Armenko will appreciate the fact that the process of selecting a candidate for a new judge of the Constitutional Court entails the implementation of demanding procedural steps, which begin only after the notification of the Constitutional Court from Article 154, paragraph 3 of the Constitution and Article 7, para. 1 and 2 of the Law on the Constitutional Court.

"And that it is necessary to ensure the timely filling of the vacant judge's position after one of the current judges proposed by the President of Montenegro ceases to function", stated Milatović in the letter.

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