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The Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) requests from the administration office of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria to provide information on the existence of a decree, issued during the second mandate of Mr. Purvanov, by which the vice-president Mr Angel Marin is empowered to decree the acquisition and deprivation of Bulgarian citizenship and to exercise the right to pardon.
In case there is no such decree issued during that period, the court insists on an explicit statement in that regard.

Mrs. Margarita Popova commented on the recent scandal provoked by the Mr. Tsvetanov s accusations against Mrs. Miroslava Todorova, the Chair of the Bulgarian Judges Association which claimed that she had deliberately postponed a case against organized crime.

The public statements ofthe Minister of InteriorMr. Tsvetan Tsvetanov and the behavior of the members of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) seem to imply to judges that conformism and silence are the only path to successful career development.

The new Presidents of the administrative courts in Sofia, Plovdiv, Burgas and Veliko Turnovo were elected by the SJC on January 19, 2012. BILI prepared profiles of all candidates.

Suddenly Tsoni Tsonev decided to withdraw from the Inspectorate to the Supreme Judicial Council. His motive: "My name is tainted!"

As a result of the instantaneous reaction of BILI to mobilize the civil sector, the EC responded on a press briefing today that the Commission has received the latter and it follows very carefully the on-going procedure, its position being more than clear that such nominations are to be undertaken fully respecting transparency and the integrity of the process.

After a competitive show-down and a second vote Rosenova was elected for President of the Specialized Criminal Court of Appeal by the SJC today. She was chosen before Rumyana Ilieva interim President of the SCCA.

The NGO is organizing a Round table in December to discuss the problems regarding the career growth of the magistrates.

On the 6th of October, 2011 The Supreme Judicial Counsil (SJC) elected the vice-president of Sofia district court - judge Georgi Ushev to be the President of the first Specialized criminal court in Bulgaria. Judge Ushev was also candidate for President of the Specialized Criminal Court of Appeal.

No debate, no statements and no concept presentations - This is the outcome of The General Delegate Assembly which elected Judge Teodora Ninova /Supreme Court of Cassation/ and Judge Dimitar Fikiin /Military Court of Appeal/ to be the new members of the Supreme Judicial Council.

This is the first decision issued by the newly established body.

Yaneva said her motive for recusal is the ruling issued by Sofia Court of Appeal by which the second instance revoked the termination of this case.

The Chаir of the Parliamentary Commission on Conflict of Interests - Philip Zlatanov stated before the Bulgarian National Radio that the case with alleged conflict of interests will be decided until the end of this month.

The case which is in court from July last year is still not allocated to another judge

By Miroslava Todorova, Judge from the Sofia City Court

This is indicated by the Prosecution office's report for the first six months of 2011

These are part of the concerns of the UN Human Rights Committee which prepared its third report for Bulgaria

Two homicides - both with unfit pieces of evidence

The Inspectorate's check - up in the Sofia City Court's criminal devision escaladed to a conflict between the magistrates and the inspectors.

The Bulgarian Helsinki Committee accused the inspetors of political repression

The Prosecution Office will not press charges against the indicateb by Tsvetan Tsvetanov accomplice to Yana's homicide.

Bulgarians believe less in the police and prefer not to address it when they become victime of a crime

His statements that the Supreme Court of Cassation had decreased the sentence of a heroin trafficker, are false

The judicial system needs better communication with the Bulgarian society, as well as with its European partners and we will seek way to such communication in the future.

By STEPHEN CASTLE