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Draft code is government intervention: Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals

The head of the Supreme Court of Appeals has criticized planned changes at the body, which introduce new departments and adjust the appointment system for judges and prosecutors, describing the plans as an “open government intervention” in the judiciary.

Former DIICOT head Alina Bica suspended as magistrate

The prosecutors section of the Supreme Council of Magistrates (CSM) decided on Monday to suspend Alina Bica as magistrate and also approved the cessation of her activity as a prosecutor with the Directorate for the Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT), following her remand in custody for 30 days.

Kovesi requests former Minister Cristian David be stripped of immunity to face criminal investigation

Chief prosecutor of the National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) Laura Codruta Kovesi has submitted to the attorney general a request for a criminal investigation of former Interior Minister Cristian David in relation to bribe taking and money laundering. The request should be forwarded to President Traian Basescu.

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