The minister confirmed this on Wednesday after meeting with the parliamentary commission on justice Alongside public prosecutor Martine Solovieff, the minister presented MPs with a list of 74 databases belonging to the Ju-Cha file.
She elaborated that there will definitely be legislation in different areas to ensure a clear legal framework. The legislation will include matters such as accessing databases in extraordinary circumstances and the management of databases. On the latter point, some databases, such as the youth protection register, do not need to be conserved. The next step, the minister said, is to work on this 'much tighter framework', which is needed on the side of the justice system as well, in order to make decisions in concordance with the law. There is much work to be done, Tanson said, as a number of draft bills must be drawn up.
The largest opposition party CSV reacted favourably to Tanson's announcement, having driven demands for new laws. MP Laurent Mosar nevertheless took the opportunity to compare and contrast, saying in April the authorities only mentioned two databases, a figure which has since grown to 74. Mosar praised the new minister's manner in dealing with the important issue, adding that MPs used to have to come into meetings on the defence. He said that the new minister has made herself available and is working on a number of processes. However, Mosar remained steadfast in insisting that many questions still require clarification.
CSV MPs believe the secret database files will occupy politicians for years to come. MPs are also keen to hear the two reports from the data protection committee and control authorities that the minister commissioned.
