International law

Human rights organizations hail gov't stance over migrant detention

Amnesty International and the Greek Council for Refugees have welcomed a government decision to halt the indefinite detention of migrants held under return orders, following an announcement made by Alternate Minister for Citizens? Protection Yiannis Panousis in Parliament earlier in the week.

Army chief rejects NGO's accusations

Army chief rejects NGO's accusations

BELGRADE -- Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Army General Ljubisa Dikovic has rejected all accusations by the Humanitarian Law Center (FHP) NGO.

In a statement for the Belgrade-based broadcaster TV Pink late on Monday, he stressed that he did not take part in war crimes either as a soldier or as a commander.

Chief of Bulgaria's Largest Customs Office Accused of Taking Bribe

The chief of the Svilengrad Customs Office Todor Karaivanov, who was detained in a special operation on Wednesday, has been charged with taking a bribe.

The lawsuit has been allocated for investigation by the specialized unit on tackling corruption, which had been created between Sofia City's Prosecutor Office and the State Agency for National Security (DANS).

Belgium jihad suspect agrees to be extradited, says Greek justice source

A 33-year-old Algerian man with suspected links to the jihadi cell dismantled by Belgian security forces last week agreed Tuesday to be extradited from Greece, a justice source said.

The suspect "wants to prove his innocence" and a Greek prosecutor has also agreed to meet Belgium's request for the Algerian's extradition, the source said.

[AFP]

Bulgaria Vice President: Army Should Guard Border alongside Police

The army should help the Interior Ministry to patrol along the Bulgaria-Turkey border by deploying troops there, Bulgarian Vice-President Margarita Popova has said.

Popova has thus joined the debate on further measures to step up security at the border with Turkey in the face of a prospective flow of asylum seekers coming from the south-east.

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