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Glavas To Remain at Liberty Awaiting Fresh Trial
Former general Branimir Glavas will stay outside prison while awaiting a new trial before Croatia's Supreme Court.
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Prosecutors reopen cold case on 1990 miners' riot
The General Prosecutor's office announced the reopening of the case of June 13-15, 1990 miners' riots, which had been closed in 2009.
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VKS president: Defense Ministry did nothing wrong
BELGRADE - President of Serbia's Supreme Court of Cassation (VKS) Dragomir Milojevic has said that the Serbian Ministry of Defense did not do anything wrong when they decided not to provide Ombudsman Sasa Jankovic with documents he had requested concerning an incident currently dealt with in a pre-investigative procedure.
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Bulgarian President Signs Decree on Appointment of Top Judge
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev singed a decree on the appointment of Lozan Panov as chairperson of the Supreme Court of Cassation (VKS) on Tuesday.
The decree was issued after a meeting between Plevneliev and Panov was held, the presidential press service reports.
Former Bulgarian DefMin Acquitted in Bribery Case
A supreme court ruled on Tuesday that former Defense Minister Nikolay Tsonev, judge Petar Santirov and former Finance Ministry official Tencho Popov are not guilty of bribery.
The decision of the Supreme Court of Cassation (VKS), which puts an end to a four-year-long trial, cannot be appealed.
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Montenegro MPs Urged to Curb Spying Proposal
Three of the leading rights groups in Montenegro, MANS, Action for Human Rights and the Center for Civic Education, on Monday urged parliamentarians to amend the new law on the National Security Agency - concerned about proposals to allow warrantless surveillance.
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Magna Carta originals reunited for 800th anniversary
The four surviving original Magna Carta copies go on display together for the first time from Monday as Britain kicks off 800th anniversary celebrations for a contract with global significance.
Lozan Panov Elected as Bulgaria's Top Judge
Bulgaria's Supreme Judicial Council on Thursday elected Lozan Panov as chairman of the Supreme Court of Cassation.
Panov was elected in a 17-6 vote with no abstentions in the Supreme Judicial Council known by its Bulgarian acronym VSS.
The justice system needs a comprehensive reform, Panov said after being elected for a seven-year term.
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CoE: Serbia's Lubarda elected as ECtHR judge
STRASBOURG - Branko Lubarda, a professor of the Faculty of Law of the University of Belgrade, has been elected a judge of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) by a decision of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (CoE).
Lubarda teaches labour, international and social law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Belgrade.
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Bulgaria's Judicial Council to Seek Election Court of Cassation Chair Thursday
The Supreme Judicial Council (VSS) is to make another attempt at electing a Chair of the Supreme Court of Cassation (VKS) on Thursday.