As another example, the Honduran Public Ministry Law of 1993 created an independent and autonomous Fiscalia General . For the first time in the country's history, the Fiscalia General leveled charges against widespread corruption in the military. Independent of such judicial reforms, political shifts can also provide openings for judicial assertiveness. The Indian Supreme Court, responding to a public interest lawsuit by journalists, put pressure on investigators to stop delaying a trial process. Public opinion polls show widespread backing for the court's activism that now extends to environmental and consumer protection, public health, campaign finance, and market reforms.
Surveys rate it India's most trusted institution, followed by the press, with parliament last.
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