Law

Romania Discriminates Against Same-Sex Couples: Strasbourg Court

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ruled on Tuesday that the Romanian state is breaching article eight of the European Convention on Human Rights - the right to respect for private and family life - by not allowing same-sex couples to marry or register civil partnerships.

Mladenovac shooter temporarily transferred to prison hospital

SMEDEREVO - Following an order by the Smederevo high public prosecutor's office, a 21-year old man suspected of killing eight and wounding 12 people in a shooting spree in the territory of the Smederevo and Mladenovac municipalities on May 4 was temporarily transferred to a special prison hospital on Tuesday.

On First Reading: Bulgaria’s Parliament approved the Mechanism for Investigating the Prosecutor General

Deputies accepted in the first reading the changes in the Criminal Procedure Code, which provide for the introduction of the position of investigating prosecutor, who can investigate the chief prosecutor and his deputies.

Interior Minister: There are many Cases closed by the Police that are Not being Worked On in the Prosecutor’s Office

"In the prosecutor's office, there are many cases closed by the police that are not being worked on". This was announced by the Minister of Internal Affairs, Ivan Demerdzhiev, during a hearing in the plenary hall, in response to a question from MP Boyko Rashkov, how many cases were left "in limbo" by the state prosecution.

Bulgaria: The Prosecutor General submitted a proposal for Disciplinary Proceedings against his Deputy

A proposal by the chief prosecutor Ivan Geshev to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Borislav Sarafov, director of the National Investigative Service (NSI) and deputy chief prosecutor for the investigation, was submitted to the registry of the Supreme Judicial Council.

Bulgaria: Members of the Prosecutor's Collegium suggest the Removal of Ivan Geshev

Six of the members of the prosecutor's collegium of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) propose the early release of the chief prosecutor Ivan Geshev due to a serious breach of official duties. This is stated in a message of the collegium uploaded on the website of the council.

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