Dobrovolska told what she spoke with Nauseda: it was very interesting

“I believe that most ministries will shape their work in this way: they will have people who know their specific areas very well and it is the minister who will have the political will to implement the changes in both the program and the action plan of the government, “he added. Hee

According to E. Dobrovolska, during the conversation, the President emphasized that the Ministry of Justice needs leadership, and the vision of the candidate was discussed during the meeting, which, in her opinion, should be changed.

“It just came to our notice then. Personally, I liked it, we focused a lot on content, we talked in a lot of detail about prisons. Today we don’t even have a vision of what our prisons should be like, and in this context, successful re-socialization is very difficult, “said the candidate for Minister of Justice.

“I really have a clear vision of what we should do, what changes and by what means,” he said.

Speaking of specific works, E. Dobrovolska emphasized the human rights agenda, legislation and the revision of the Penal Code.

“The human rights agenda is very important, but we see a much broader field. One aspect that occupied most of the conversation is the quality of the legislation. We must go to the legislative framework law, which not only stipulates that it must be carry out an impact evaluation, which today is very technical, but also the public consultation cannot be very formal. A function that today is completely neglected and forgotten is the evaluation of the legal regulation already in force “, said E. Dobrovolska in the “Delfi Day” program.

“The Ministry of Justice must review the Penal Code. As we know, any resounding case incites the members of the Seimas to intensify individual penalties, that is why today we have a harmonized Penal Code, we do not have proportionality. That is why we have a large number of prisoners , public distrust, “he said.

According to the candidate for minister, some crimes could be transferred from the Penal Code to the Code of Administrative Offenses: “We could talk about whether prison should really be applied in all cases, because according to statistics, 62% of the return of those who have complied condemning those institutions means that resocialization does not work. “

In his opinion, there should also be a greater specialization of judges, the abandonment of non-judicial functions, which would reduce the number of cases, and the transition to teleworking as far as possible so that cases are not interrupted.

According to E. Dobrovolska, two other sensitive subjects are notaries and bailiffs. “The main challenges they face are the availability of services and rates,” said the politician. One of the possible ways to reduce the cost of services, he said, could be to move them into the electronic space by substantially reducing the cost of the process.

E. Dobrovolska, 32, is proposed to head the Ministry of Justice in the Government formed by Ingrida Šimonytė. Following the announcement of her candidacy, Ms Dobrovolska was criticized for having obtained only a law degree and failing to pass the bar exam.