Belgium will appoint 13 investigative judges to preside over cases involving terrorism in an attempt to deal with a perceived increasing threat of the crime,Belgian newspaper 'De Tijd' reported on Tuesday. The specialist terrorism judges will be officially appointed inabout a month's time, the report said, citing Justice Minister Laurette Onkelinx. It was initially intended that only five specialized examining magistrates would be appointed, but due to a growing backlog and the sheer volume of cases requiring attention, the number of postswas expanded to 13. Federal terrorism magistrate [more]

















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