Article 78. Suspension of a Judge Powers

The powers of a judge shall be suspended by a decision of the relevant qualification board of judges in cases where:

the judge is engaged in activities incompatible with their position;

the judge was subjected to compulsory medical measures;

the judge was declared by a court decision as missing;

a criminal case has been initiated against the judge;

the judge participates as a candidate for deputies in the elections for representative bodies of state power.

The powers of a judge shall be suspended until the grounds for their suspension cease to exist.

The judge shall have the right to appeal the decision of the relevant qualification board of judges in the manner prescribed by law.

Suspension of the powers of a judge, with the exception of cases where detention was chosen as a preventive measure against the judge, shall not entail the suspension of the payment of wages to this judge or a reduction in its size, a decrease in the level of its provision, and does not deprive the judge of the guarantees of immunity established by this Law. .

The decision to resume the powers of a judge shall be adopted by the relevant qualification board of judges that suspended the powers of a judge.