"The expectation, shared by many, was that once given independence and immovability by law, members of the communist judiciary would become fully independent professionals." This expectation, Macovei said, proved to be wrong.
"Mnogi su očekivali kako će nakon zakonske dodjele neovisnosti i nemogućnosti smjenjivanja članovi komunističkog pravosudnog sustava postati sasvim neovisni profesionalci." Pokazalo se, kaže Macovei, kako je to očekivanje bilo pogrešno.