Olesya Tsai, a member of the Supreme Judicial Council, took part in the Interview program on 24KZ TV channel

She answered questions about the ongoing reforms in the country, aimed, among other things, at strengthening the independence of the judiciary and increasing its professionalism.

Olesya Tsai noted that the Supreme Judicial Council is the authorized body for the formation and implementation of the personnel policy in the judicial system of the republic. As a result of recent judicial reforms the status and role of the Supreme Judicial Council as a full-fledged institution with clear personnel functions have been strengthened.

So, in particular, almost all personnel issues were transferred from the Supreme Court to the jurisdiction of the Council. Olesya Tsai paid special attention to the issue of increasing the transparency and openness of the judicial personnel selection. Particularly, the member of the Supreme Judicial Council noted that all information about the competitions, qualification exams and their results now will be permanently available in open sources: on the official Internet resource and social networks of the Supreme Judicial Council. In addition, O. Tsai focused on the work of the Supreme Judicial Council on the thorough and in-depth review of candidates for judicial positions, that helps to increase the trust of the Kazakh society in the judicial system as a whole.

The member of the Council also focused on problem of the shortage of judicial personnel in the republic, which is the reason for a high number of vacancies (more than 300).

O. Tsai also answered questions about the disciplinary responsibility of judges. Thus, according to the information of the member of the Council, the new mechanism for bringing judges to disciplinary responsibility, introduced in 2024, will strengthen the principle of integrity of the country's judiciary and will improve the quality of the administration of justice.

At the end of the interview, Olesya Tsai outlined that the Supreme Judicial Council will continue the work on formation of a professional, independent and faultless judicial corps of the Republic of Kazakhstan, capable to ensure the fair justice for all citizens.