Article 35 of Judicial Organisation Law

The Minister of Justice shall have the right to supervise the judiciary. The president of each court and its general assembly shall have the right to supervise the judges attached to it. (1) The Article was added by Law No. 10 of 1996 (2) The Article was amended by Law No. 10 of 1996 and the final paragraph was added pursuant to Law No. 13 of 1998 Home Page 710 Law Index Judicial Organization Law Decree-Law No. 23 of 1990 Concerning Judicial Organization Article 36 (1) The president of the court, of his own motion or pursuant to a decision of its general assembly, shall have the right to admonish judges concerning conduct contrary to their duties or the requirements of their offices, after hearing their statements. The admonition shall be oral or written, and in the latter cases a copy shall be communicated to the Minister of Justice. Article 37 (2) Except in cases of flagrante delicto, no investigative measure, arrest or institution of criminal proceedings against a judge or against the Public Prosecution for a felony or misdemeanor may take place without permission from the Supreme Judicial Council based on a request from the Public Prosecutor. In cases of flagrante delicto, upon the arrest or detention of a judge or member of the Public Prosecution, the Public Prosecutor shall submit the matter to the Supreme Judicial Council within twenty-four hours for it to decide as it sees fit in this regard. The judge or member of the Public Prosecution may request that his statements be heard before the Council in this case. The Public Prosecution alone shall exercise the powers of investigation, disposition and prosecution in felonies and misdemeanors committed by or against a judge or member of the Public Prosecution.