President holds working meeting with Chairman of Supreme Court Valentin Sukalo

23 декабря 2019
The development of the country's judicial system, innovations in work and high-profile criminal cases today have become the topics for a thorough dialogue between the President and Chairman of the Supreme Court Valentin Sukalo.

This meeting was the continuation of the big discussion that took place in April. The Head of the State gave many instructions when he visited the new building of the Supreme Court. The President instructed the representatives to reconsider their profession, to be more attentive to people and each specific case in practice. The approach to the cases will generally give the impression of the entire judicial vertical of the country. Undermining the image is simply unacceptable. The tasks were formed specifically for the Supreme Court.

The development of the judicial system of Belarus

The upcoming changes in the judicial system of the country, firstly, will concern strengthening the staff. A methodology for the psychological testing of candidates for the positions of judges of courts of general jurisdiction was developed together with the Academy of Public Administration. It was tested at the students of the Institute for Advanced Studies for judges at BSU.

The President instructed to prepare a bill on amnesty for the 75th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The Supreme Court will be involved in its development.