Judiciary of Italy

Bulgaria's Supreme Court of Cassation has upheld a six-year prison sentence for Valentin V., the driver responsible for a tragic accident in Aytos in 2021 that resulted in the deaths of a father and his two minor children. The court also imposed a nine-year ban on the defendant's right to drive.

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila on Monday stated it's necessary to find out the truth about the December 1989 Revolution. "As you well know, I don't comment on matters related to justice. I believe justice should be done by judges and the less politicians talk about it the better.

General Prosecutor Augustin Lazar announced on Monday that the Military Prosecutor's Office Section attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice sent the "Revolution" file case to court.

Nearly seven million people were named suspects across Turkey in one year, Court of Cassation head İsmail Rüştü Cirit said on Nov. 23 while commenting on the 2016 judicial figures.

A special commission will start to receive objections to state of emergency rulings, mostly related to the dismissal of public officials, starting next month. 

Lawmakers have approved on a second reading legislative amendments that the government argues are paving the way for a major reform in the judicial system.

MPs have agreed to split the Supreme Judicial Council (VSS) into two colleges, one for judges and the other for prosecutors.

Anelia Tsvetkova, former Chair of the Varna Administrative Court, has been conclusively convicted for bribery.

Tanya Raykovska, Deputy Chair of Bulgaria's Supreme Court of Cassation (VKS), has been elected Judge at the Constitutional Court (KS).

Raykovska won a run-off with Boyan Magdalinchev, Deputy Chair of the Supreme Administrative Court (VAS).

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 High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ Romania's Supreme Court) sentenced on Thursday Mihail Vlasov, the former Chair of the Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, to five years in prison for influence peddling.

The Bucharest Court of Appeals had condemned Vlasov to a prison term of four years, but the National Anticorruption Directorate appealed this sentence and won.