High Court

New Supreme Court President, Prosecutor to be picked by 30 June

The judiciary and the government are poised to pick the new Supreme Court Chief Justice and Prosecutor after the terms of Vasileios Peppas and Xeni Dimitriou, respectively, end on 30 June, at the end of the judicial year.

Peppas, age 71, whose term began in September, 2017, is retiring due to the age limit.

DNA Ploiesti case - top of iceberg on judicial corruption (CSM's civil society members)

The representatives of the civil society elected members in the Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) have taken note with great concern of the lack of reaction of the competent authorities towards the disclosure in the media concerning the serious corruption deeds of the judicial positions and duties regarding the forged processes case, reads a release sent on Tuesday by Romeu Chelariu and Vict

Witch-hunt in the judiciary

A column I wrote 14 years ago was titled: “Witch-hunt in the judiciary.” It was those years when the Feb. 28 guys were ruling the state. Those judges and prosecutors who did not make decisions the way they wanted were blacklisted as “reactionist.” They also had a decree prepared for this purpose.