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Turkey's constitutional court overturned sections of a law tightening the government’s grip on the judiciary yesterday.
The court said the most controversial clause, which gave the Justice Ministry greater control over the appointment of prosecutors and judges, was unconstitutional.
The decision followed an appeal by an opposition Republican People’s Party MP.
The court also overturned sections that gave the justice minister the authority to investigate prosecutors of the supreme board of judges and prosecutors.
The contentious Bill sparked fistfights among MPs debating it in parliament before being signed into law on February.
