What are the consequences of Spain’s top prosecutor being convicted?

What are the consequences of Spain’s top prosecutor being convicted?

Shorouk Express Spain’s political divisions have widened after the country’s top prosecutor was convicted of leaking confidential information against the conservative opposition. How was the verdict received? The Supreme Court released its verdict against Álvaro García Ortiz on Thursday, with the legal reasoning of its decision to be published later. Five of the seven judges…

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Slovakian Governor Kažimír convicted of bribery in fresh embarrassment for ECB

Slovakian Governor Kažimír convicted of bribery in fresh embarrassment for ECB

Shorouk Express Peter Kažimír, governor of the Slovakian central bank and a close ally of Prime Minister Robert Fico, was convicted of bribery on Thursday and fined €200,000. Kažimír had been charged with offering €48,000 in 2016 to František Imrecz, the former president of Slovakia’s Financial Administration, to speed up tax proceedings for companies owned…

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