Today is a great day for democracy and citizens, the Parliament has risen to the occasion, Minister of Justice and Public Order Stefi Drakou said in a written statement on the passage of the constitutional amendment that provides for the creation of tertiary jurisdiction in our courts.
The passing of the constitutional amendment, Drakou noted, paved the way for the reform of the judiciary, sending a message to thousands of our fellow citizens that it listens to their concerns and provides solutions to their problems.
Drakou thanks the political forces that "put the good of the citizen above any expediency."
She also thanks the members of the Parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs who "all together in a climate of consensual approach, spirit of goodwill contributed substantially to the formulation and improvement of the bills."
"But especially a big thank you to the Chairman of the Legal Affairs Committee, Mr. Nikos Tornaritis, whose role was not only catalytic but also decisive in bringing the bills before the plenary session of the Parliament", he notes.
Drakou thanks the Pancyprian Bar Association for "not letting individual disagreements be an obstacle, and with vigour not only supported but contributed to the shaping of the bills."
Thanks are due, she adds, to the Supreme Court, to the CJ who also served as Minister of Justice and also to her predecessors Ionas Nicolaou and Emily Yoliti.
We look forward, says the Minister, next Thursday to completing this due revolution in the judiciary, to begin a new period for the rule of law in Cyprus and the achievement belongs to all.
Finally, she assures that "modernisation does not stop next Thursday, but will be continuous, personally remaining close to the institutions and political forces with whom I am already in contact, for the next modernising steps to follow".
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