Bulgaria Oks Judicial System Bill
Politics | April 27, 2007, FridayBulgarian lawmakers adopted at first reading the Judicial System bill, which was tabled by the government. The draft legislation sets out the status and powers of an inspection body within the Supreme Judicial Council to monitor the work of the whole judicial system.
A total of 128 MPs supported the bill, while 31 voted against. Two lawmakers abstained from voting.
The inspection body was the most controversial part of the latest amendments to the Constitution, the fourth since its adoption by the Great National Assembly in 1991.
Under the freshly approved bill the prosecuting authority's representation quota in the Supreme Judicial Council will have the upper hand at the expense of the investigators' quota.
Bulgaria joined the European Union on January 1 but the functioning of its judiciary and the country's failure to jail notorious criminals and combat corruption prompted the EU to apply the strictest ever monitoring mechanisms on the Balkan newcomer.
A total of 128 MPs supported the bill, while 31 voted against. Two lawmakers abstained from voting.
The inspection body was the most controversial part of the latest amendments to the Constitution, the fourth since its adoption by the Great National Assembly in 1991.
Under the freshly approved bill the prosecuting authority's representation quota in the Supreme Judicial Council will have the upper hand at the expense of the investigators' quota.
Bulgaria joined the European Union on January 1 but the functioning of its judiciary and the country's failure to jail notorious criminals and combat corruption prompted the EU to apply the strictest ever monitoring mechanisms on the Balkan newcomer.
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