(ANSA) - Strasbourg, October 9 - Italy came first among
Council of Europe member states for the number of criminal cases
and second for the number of civil cases pending at the end of
2012, according to a report published by the European Commission
for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) on Thursday. Italy had
1,454,452 criminal cases and 4,650,566 civil cases pending on 31
December 2012, the report said. Italy also came top for the
length of time taken to reach a first-instance verdict for
bankruptcy (2,648 days) and for divorce (770 days), it said.
Italy tops list for pending criminal cases
Council of Europe report confirms snail-paced Italian justice