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Government incentives for judicial officers spark controversy
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has veiled incentives for judicial officers in the run up to a key election at Turkeyâs top judicial body, prompting the main opposition partyâs leader to label the incentives as a âpolitical bribe.â
As if acid has been poured on justice
Our justice system is undergoing a major crisis at the moment with internal tensions, pressures, lynchings and ever-groveling credibility, all of them decomposing justice as if aqua fortis has been spilled over it.
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Set up court for war crimes in KiM as soon as possible
BELGRADE - The War Crimes Prosecutor's Office and the Association of Families of Kidnapped and Missing Persons in Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) requested on Friday that the special court for war crimes committed in the territory of KiM should be set up as soon as possible so that the offenders could finally be identified and convicted.
US survey highlights mistrust of police
A survey laid bare the distrust the public harbors toward police in the United States on Monday, the same day a funeral was held for a black teenager shot dead by a white policeman.
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New members of top judicial body to be elected in October
Members of Turkeyâs top judiciary body, the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK), will change with an election in October when the current membersâ term in office expires.
The Supreme Election Board (YSK) has decided on the timetable of the elections, which will officially be announced in the Official Gazette on Aug. 26.
Sofia Court of Appeals Dismisses Mayor of Bulgaria's Vidin
Sofia Court of Appeals has dismissed Gergo Gergov, mayor of the Bulgarian town of Vidin.
The move was demanded by the Prosecutor's Office to avoid a risk of "putting pressure" on witnesses, according to the Bulgarian National Radio.
Prosecutors indicted Gergov after he was arrested in an investigation carried out by the State Agency for National Security (DANS).
Greek soccer officials in refereeing probe to face prosecutor on Sept 15
Eleven soccer officials were on Wednesday given until September 15 before they have to face prosecutor Aristidis Koreas, who is investigating allegations that the draws to decide which match officials were appointed to referee games in Greeces Super League were fixed.
Bulgaria’s DANS Thwart Fake Money Distribution
Bulgaria's State Agency for National Security (DANS) said on Wednesday it has seized a “large amount” of fake money in an operation aimed at thwarting its distribution.
The counterfeit currency has been seized in an operation conducted August 8-9 under the guidance and supervision of Sofia City Prosecutors’ Office, DANS said in a brief statement posted on its website.
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Finance Ministry to seek Supreme Court guidance on tax raids
The Finance Ministry is to refer to the Supreme Court its request for the power to raid taxpayers homes and business without having a judicial official present.
Second wave launched against police officers in wiretapping probe
A second operation was launched early Aug. 5 against police as part of the âillegal wiretappingâ probe in 14 provinces across Turkey.
Police raided colleaguesâ residences at a number addresses around Istanbul, daily Hürriyet has learned. The list of detentions include 33 police officers according to initial information.