Local government

Here is the press release of the Belgian federal prosecutor:

An Ankara prosecutor has launched an investigation into Interior Minister Selami Altonok and several public servants for "neglect of duty" over the Oct. 10 suicide bombing in the Turkish capital that took the lives of 102 people. 

The Sofia City Court on Monday is expected to launch the trial against former Sofia Appellate Court chair Veselin Pengezov and other ex-officials over their alleged involvement in a EU funds fraud.

The opposition Social Democrats, SDSM, on Friday blamed the government for the fact that the National Prosecutors Council only approved seven out of 14 proposed deputy special prosecutors, again delaying investigations into the alleged mass illegal wiretapping that sparked the ongoing political crisis in Macedonia.

A former Bosnian state prosecutor said if he is found guilty of prioritizing complex war crimes cases instead of focusing on simple ones, it will send 'a dangerous message".

Deputy Minister of Justice and responsible for fighting corruption Dimitris Papaggelopoulos spoke at plenary session and denounced networks operating within Justice which hamper the work of Justice.

He said that he honored the majority of prosecutors, but also noted that “I know people and situations within Justice, who hinder the work of Justice”.

Katica Janeva on Wednesday submitted a list of 14 deputy prosecutors to the National Prosecutors Council, which should soon approve her selection, allowing them to start working as soon as possible.

Approval is expected to be a formality as the recently adopted Law on Special Prosecution gives Janeva the right to choose her deputies and assistants.

Following the ruling not to prosecute in the investigation concerning the incident that resulted with the death of 34 citizens at Uludere, the families of the victims filed an objection to the Air Force Command Military Court. 

This objection, despite the dissenting vote of the chief judge, was rejected by two lower ranking military judges. 

Greek police officers’ pay has never been something to brag about, but the method one Athens-area cop devised to “stretch his euros” landed him before a prosecutor and the internal affairs division.

Specifically, the 52-year-old man is accused of systematically stealing power and water by tampering with the meters at his residence.

Bosnia’s top judicial body has intervened after state prosecutors refused to let the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe conduct an analysis of war crimes case files.