Keep ministers out of legal appointments, Dutch judges say
Dutch NewsThe Dutch council for the judiciary, or Raad voor de Rechtspraak, wants to end the role of ministers in naming people to its board. Although this has not happened so far, chairman Henk Naves said in a speech at the council’s New Year reception that the move is necessary to stop potential political interference as took place in Poland and Hungary,. “We have to ask ourselves if we are ready to deal with a similar situation occurring here.” Currently, the justice minister can influence who joins the council, which appoints appeal court judges, who in turn appoint lower court judges. A parliamentary motion by D66 MP Joost Sneller to restrict the role of the minister as much as possible won a majority in the lower house, although three of the four coalition parties voted against.
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