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The Bucharest Court of Appeal decided to annul the decision of the National Committee for Emergency Situations adopted in early October, which prohibited the faithful from participating in religious pilgrimages in places other than their origin.
This decision was made by the authorities in early October to limit the spread of new coronavirus infections. The decision of the magistrates of the Court of Appeal is not final and can be appealed.
The judges admitted an action by Mihaela Meucă, who sued the Government, the Interior Ministry and the CNSU, requesting the annulment of this decision.
“The Romanian Government admits the exception of the defendant’s lack of passive procedural quality. It dismisses the action against said defendant for having been brought against a person without passive procedural capacity. It rejects as inadmissible the request for authorization to intervene in the interest of the defendant, the Government Romanian. Admits the action against the defendant CNSU. Cancel article 2 of Decision No. 47/2020 of the CNSU “, is reflected in the decision adopted by the magistrates.
CNSU Decision
The aforementioned CNSU decision establishes, in article 2, that the organization of religious events is only allowed with the participation of the parishioners of the respective localities.
“The organization of religious festivals is allowed only with the participation of people who have their domicile or residence in the town where the activity takes place, without the participation of people / pilgrims from other towns,” says the CNSU decision.
This legislative provision was initiated on the recommendation of the head of the Department of Emergency Situations who announced it as a measure aimed at reducing the number of pilgrims who participate in events such as those in Iasi, on the occasion of the Feast of the Pía Parascheva, in Bucharest – Saint Demetrius. the New, or Constanța, on the occasion of the Feast of San Andrés.
„The organization of religious festivals (…) is allowed only with the participation of people who have their domicile or residence in the town where the activity takes place, without the participation of people or pilgrims from other towns. This is extremely necessary, because the biggest risk is not just participation on site, the biggest risk is during coach transport. If you stay on a bus, in a car or for hours, it is enough to have a single infected person to return home to home all those who traveled with the infected, ”explained, at that time, Raed Arafat.
