"Očekivanje zajedničko za mnoge je bilo da će, kad zakonom dobiju nezavisnost i neuklonjivost, pripadnici komunističkog pravosuđa postati u potpunosti nezavisni profesionalci." To očekivanje, kaže Macoveijeva, pokazalo se pogrešnim.
"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.