The Parliamentary Advocate for protection of children rights: In the context of judicial reform and European integration mediation become an important legal instrument for resolving conflicts, whose importance and effects are currently not fully acknowledged either by justice officials either society.

The Parliamentary Advocate for protection of children rights Tamara Plămădeală, Chairperson of the Mediation Council Andrei Munteanu, mediators Svetlana Gorea and Inga Platon held on 05 March 2013 a press Conference on topic "Mediation in criminal cases involving minors".

The parliamentary advocate Tamara Plămădeală believes that mediation procedure, widely spread in other countries as legally binding procedure, especially for minors in our country is not used, although Moldova has a law on mediation. Adopted in 2007, the law is not applied, at least at compartment of criminal cases mediation involving minors, due to lack of implementation mechanisms. Lack of material base, lack of motivation for mediation performing reduces to zero the possibilities offered by the law in this question. Ombudsman noted that Implementation of the reform is needed to be oriented primarily to the benefit of citizens, not for the formal reporting on successes.

Number of criminal cases initiated in regard of minors is increasing, some of which was terminated by the procedure of reconciliation of the parties, as provided by art. 109 Criminal Code, this procedure was initiated by the prosecutor or lawyer, without the involvement of the mediator. Mediation is currently very little spread, the possibilities of mediation as a legal procedure for resolving conflicts are ignored. The mediator is a person who has special training and involvement in mediation cases has beneficial effects not only psychological, which is of major importance for minors in conflict with the law, but also a great social importance: reduce number of cases submitted in court, the legal act becomes more efficient and prevent recurrence phenomenon so widespread in the case when minors arrive to prison.

The Parliamentary advocate also sees mediation as a tool for prevention and solving conflicts that arise within educational institutions. Either in cases of physical or verbal violence, more widespread lately or conflicts of another order - all could be solved by involving mediators who have special training in this area.

Ombudsman for the protection of Children rights considers that mediation remains a part of justice system whose implementation requires sustained efforts of the State by providing functioning mechanisms of legislative base and from the civil society by taking a properly attitude of awareness on mediation social benefits.