Overview of the activity of vetting bodies until 06 March 2026

Overview of the activity of vetting bodies until 06 March 2026

Decisions of the Independent Qualification Commission (IQC): 805 in total, out of which:

• 268 dismissals from office; Following decisions of the Special Appeal Chamber (SAC), 28 dismissal decisions of the IQC were modified into confirmations, 1 dismissal decision was modified into suspension from office and further, upon completion of the School of Magistrates (SoM) training program, into confirmation into duty, 2 dismissal decisions were reversed and adjudication terminated as the assessees were not subject of the re-evaluation process and 8 such decisions were modified into terminations of the process.
• 367 confirmations in duty; Following decisions of the SAC, 51 of such confirmation decisions of the IQC were modified into dismissals from office, 3 confirmation decisions were modified into suspensions from office out of which 2 were further confirmed in duty after completion of the SoM training program, and 1 confirmation decision was overruled into termination due to resignation. Due to withdrawal of appeal, the SAC dismissed the consideration of the 14 confirmation decisions previously appealed by the Public Commissioners.
• 162 decisions on termination of the vetting proceeding, out of which 113 due to resignation and 49 due to other reasons. Following SAC decisions, 1 termination due to resignation decision was reversed and adjudication terminated as the assessee was not subject of the re-evaluation process and 3 such decisions were modified to terminations due to appeal withdrawals. 3 termination decisions were modified to the prohibition of appointment of the assessee as a judge or prosecutor of any level, a member of the High Judicial Council or High Prosecutorial Council, High Inspector of Justice or General Prosecutor, for a period of 15 years.
• 8 decisions of suspension from office out of which, upon completion of the SoM training program, 6 were confirmed by the IQC and 1 was confirmed by the High Prosecutorial Council. Following SAC decisions, 1 suspension decision was modified into confirmation and 3 such confirmation decisions were modified into dismissals from office.

Appeals filed by the assessees and the Public Commissioners (PCs): 412 in total, out of which:

• 295 filed by assessees;
• 121 filed by the PCs (out which 4 were also filed by the assessees);
• 0 of the above appeals are still pending except the 1 attending the School of Magistrates program.

Decisions of the Special Appeal Chamber (SAC): 412, out of which:

• 302 upholding IQC decisions, including the decision after being reopened in the merits pursuant to Article 494 Civil Procedure Code and resulted in a different vetting outcome, as well as the decisions which became final by IQC ruling due to appeal withdrawals.
• 110 deciding total or partial modification/overruling/termination of IQC decisions, among which in particular:

­ on 54 occasions the SAC modified confirmation decisions of the IQC including the 3 confirmation decisions after suspension and dismissed the assessees from office;

­ On 30 occasions the SAC modified 29 dismissal decisions and 1 suspension decision of the IQC and confirmed the assessees in duty (including the 1 IQC dismissal decision the SAC confirmed after suspension from office as below);

• on 4 occasions the SAC modified 1 dismissal decision and 3 confirmation decisions of the IQC and suspended the assessees from office for a one-year period with the obligation to attend the SoM training program. Upon completion of this program, 3 of such decisions were further confirmed in duty.

Final decisions (following exhaustion of national judicial remedies): 804, out of which:

• 348 confirmations in duty;
• 283 dismissals from office;
• 173 terminations of the re-evaluation process (out of which 114 due to resignations).