http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20190624-112705-0 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/turning-the-lights-off/ Turning the Lights Off Stoychev, Simeon eng 2019-06-24 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Cooperation and Verification Mechanism judicial independence Rule of Law Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 On 14 June the Bulgarian minister of justice finally took the step to present to the public its long-awaited draft of the new accountability mechanism intended to ensure independent investigation for to the top three Bulgarian magistrates. The draft legislation proves that the concerns regarding the consequences for Bugaria's judicial independence were entirely justified.