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Romania Names New Guardian of Justice

Mircea Aron, 63, was elected head of the Superior Council of Magistracy, CSM, with 15 votes for and one against on Wednesday.

At the same session, prosecutor Luminita Palade was elected vice-president.

The election of a new chief is seen as important because the CSM is the guarantor of the independence of the judiciary in Romania.

Constitutional Court cancels ruling based on testimony taken under torture

Turkey's Constitutional Court has canceled a court ruling which sentenced a man on charges for being a member of the outlawed Turkish Communist Workers Party (TK?P), on the grounds that the suspect's testimony had been taken under torture and could not be used as evidence by the court.

Former Israeli PM Olmert's jail term cut, cleared of main charge

Israel's top court slashed former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's prison sentence to 18 months from six years on Dec. 29 after overturning the main count in his 2014 bribery conviction.

Olmert, 70, will begin serving his term on Feb. 15, according to live reports from the Jerusalem courtroom, making him the first former head of government in Israel to go to prison. 

Turkey's top court details ruling on pianist Say, says 'freedom is essential'

Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals has completed a detailed ruling in its earlier reversal decision of a 10-month jail sentence handed down to world-renowned Turkish pianist and composer Faz?l Say on blasphemy charges, highlighting the need for "a tolerant and wide view for the sake of a free society."

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