Parties Back Change in Constitution
From Times Wire Reports
Belgian politicians from all major parties, responding to mass protests against widespread corruption that were sparked by a highly charged pedophile scandal, backed a proposal made Sunday by Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene to remove an article from the constitution that gives all political parties representation in the judiciary. Meddling by politicians in the promotion of magistrates and lawyers has been seen as the root of what is widely deemed to be a corrupt and morally bankrupt legal system.
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