Ziga: Justice Ministry Will Prepare New Draft Amendment on Prosecutors

Bratislava, 18 June (TASR) - The Justice Ministry will prepare a new draft amendment to the Act on Prosecutors and Legal Aides to the Prosecutor's Office, Parliamentary Vice-chair Peter Ziga (Voice-SD) said in response to the Parliament's failure to override the president's veto in the revote on the amendment to the law. "You will see the new proposal and there we'll talk about whether the idea is good or not," said Ziga. Parliament has voted against adopting an amendment to the Act on Prosecutors and Legal Aides to the Prosecutor's Office, which also dealt with a life annuity for the prosecutor-general. The new regulation will therefore not apply. MPs discussed the amendment again after it was vetoed by President Peter Pellegrini. Of the 148 MPs present, no one supported the amendment, while 70 opposed it and 78 abstained. am