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Some 27 High Criminal Court Head Judges in Istanbul issued a formal complaint against the newly established Intermediate Courts of Appeal (BAM) in 2016, arguing that the courts “may compromise judicial credibility,” Doğan News Agency has reported.

The Supreme Court of Serbia postponed its sitting on the request for the extradition of the Bulgarian businessman and majority owner of insolvent Corporate Commercial Bank (KTB), Tsvetan Vasilev to March 16.

Vasilev was expected to appear before the court in Belgrade on Wednesday in connection with the request of the Bulgarian prosecutor's office for his extradition.

Main opposition Republican People?s Party (CHP) deputy O?uz Oyan filed a complaint to the Constitutional Court on May 27, accusing President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an of not obeying the principle of ?impartialness,? following a rejection of his party?s appeal to the Supreme Election Board (YSK).

"Order Seselj back in custody immediately"

THE HAGUE -- The Hague Tribunal prosecution has sent an urgent proposal to the Appeals Chamber on the execution of the decision to end Vojislav Seselj's provisional release.

An appeals court in Thessaloniki on Wednesday rejected a request by the city?s former mayor, Vassilis Papageorgopoulos, who is serving a prison term for embezzlement, to be released from jail until the Supreme Court hears his appeal against his sentence.

Sofia Court of Appeals has turned down the request for dismissal of Tsvetan Gounev as BNB Deputy Governor.

The ruling, which follows a similar move from the Sofia City Court, has been explained with "lack of evidence".

As prosecutors make the final preparations for a criminal trial against dozens of members of Golden Dawn, the Council of Appeals Court Judges on Tuesdsay ruled to extend by an additional six months the pretrial custody of Giorgos Roupakias, a self-professed member of the neofascist party who is charged with the murder of leftist rapper Pavlos Fyssas.

The main opposition party has appealed to the Constitutional Court to annul recent changes to Turkey’s Internet Law, arguing that they further restrict Internet use and increase the government’s control of web traffic

The Sofia Appellate Court has reduced the sentence of alleged drug boss Zlatomir Ivanov, aka Zlatko Baretata (The Beret), from 8 to 6.5 years of imprisonment.

Sofia City Court has released Nikolai Kobliakov, described as an opposition-affiliated Russian businessman, in his own recognizance.

Moscow had issued in 2013 a red notice for Kobliakov over an alleged criminal offense.

On Tuesday the businessman arrived in Sofia flying from French capital Paris and was detained on the passport control checkpoint.