"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 da će, jednom kada po zakonu dobiju nezavisnost i nepremestivost, pripadnici komunističkog pravosuđa postati potpuno nezavisni profesionalci." To očekivanje, kaže Makovej, pokazalo se pogrešnim.