Ministry of Justice

Turkish Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gül has sent a letter to his Greek counterpart Stavros Kontonis, saying that "Greece has become a gathering place for criminal."

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila has ordered the establishment of an e-Government steering committee under a decision published on Monday in the Official Journal.

Romanian Justice Minister Tudorel Toader was in Belgrade on Monday to discuss the extradition of a politician wanted in Romania for graft with his Serbian counterpart, Nela Kuburovic.

The meeting lasted an hour and, according to the Romanian minister of Justice, the two officials discussed Serbia's plans to join the EU as well as "mentioning" Sebastian Ghita's case.

Minister of Justice Tudorel Toader on Monday met officials of the World Bank to discuss the implementation of a World Bank-funded project to improve justice services in Romania.

According to a press statement released by the Justice Ministry, an agreement in principle was reached in order to establish regional archive centres built at courts of appeal.

Some 18,492 people are currently in jail after being convicted of sex offences in Turkey, Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gül has said.

Preparations for the next European Commission's evaluation mission under the Co-operation and Verification Mechanism (MCV) that reports on Romania's progress with judiciary reform and the fight against corruption were the objective of a meeting of the CVM board at the headquarters of the Justice Ministry (MJ).

First Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans, considers that policing the magistrates in Romania should be done by the judiciary itself.

Prosecutor General Augustin Lazar will present point of view about the proposal of Justice Minister Tudorel Toader to dismiss from office National Anti-corruption Directorate (DNA) prosecutor-in-chief Laura Codruta Kovesi, after the Justice Ministry publishes the report.

Minister of Justice Tudorel Toader on Thursday stated that he will present the report regarding the activity of the Public Ministry, the Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) and the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) next week before the joint chambers of Parliament.

BELGRADE - Serbian Justice Minister Nela Kuburovic has signed the consent to the extradition of Turkish Kurd Cevdet Ayaz to Turkey pursuant to a final decision by a court that found that all conditions for his extradition had been met, as well as pursuant to a final decision by the Interior Ministry's Commission on Asylum to reject his asylum request, Tanjug has been told by the Ministry of Jus