Judiciary of France

Serbia's Supreme Court of Cassation on Tuesday revoked the final verdict against Darko Saric and other convicts for cocaine smuggling because of procedural oversight, and returned the case to the Court of Appeals. The court did not question the evidence on the basis of which Saric was convicted.

Multiple members of Greece's judiciary have tested positive for Covid-19 in recent days, Kathimerini has learned. This includes several prominent jurists as well as an unknown number of positive cases that were diagnosed at the Athens Court of First Instance.

A chamber of the Court of Cassation has ruled for divorce in a case in which the husband had frequently invited his friends over for dinner. 

The Court of Cassation has ruled that a married man’s hosting of his single friends as overnight guests, without prior approval from his wife, is a reason for divorce and compensation.

The Fethullahist Terrorist Organization’s (FETÖ) use of law as a weapon in the past has eroded trust in the Turkish judiciary, Court of Cassation head İsmail Rüştü Cirit has said.

The Court of Cassation has found guilty a man who refused to remove photos of his former girlfriend from social media, despite her demands.

COLMAR - The investigative chamber of the appeals court in Colmar, France, on Thursday rejected a Serbian extradition request for Ramus Haradinaj, a former commander of the "Kosovo Liberation Army", and lifted a ban on his leaving France, providing no reasoning for the decision.

The National Assembly adopted а proposal to amend the Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly so that the Committee on Legal Affairs can invite the Prosecutor-General to a hearing every three months, FOCUS News Agency reported.

Italy's Supreme Court of Cassation has annulled the 20-year prison term of Bulgarian Evelin Banev AKA Brendo for drug trafficking and returned the case for retrial to the Appellate Court of Milan.

The Milan-based court is to hold a new trial within a year, according to Bulgaria's Legal World magazine and the 24 Hours daily.

The decision was taken at a 2-hour meeting.

The Sofia Appellate Court has revoked the 4-year prison sentence of former Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov over blocking the deployment of special surveillance equipment against Orlin Todorov, former head of Veliko Tarnovo's regional anti-mafia unit, and two other people.