Removed judge can handle controversial “judicial mafia” case again after Constitutional Court decision

A Czech judge is set to once again handle what has become known as the “judicial mafia” case, after the Constitutional Court overturned a ruling by the High Court. A number of senior figures in the Czech judicial system filed a complaint against former state attorney Marie Benešová after she accused them of being a judicial mafia and interfering in a case involving former deputy prime minister Jiří Čunek. The group filed a complaint against Mrs Benešová which was later thrown out by judge Vojtěch Cepl, who said they had held several meetings when the Čunek case was ongoing and had wrongfully exchanged information. The High Court later ruled that Mr Cepl had handled the matter incorrectly and removed him from the case. Marie Benešová complained against that decision and her complaint was held by the Constitutional Court on Thursday.

Author: Ian Willoughby