Justice is on hold while the strike lasts, it is done only urgently

At the cease of May pedophile crimes have been found inside the Archdiocese of Rijeka, while Archbishop Mate Uzinić got here out with information about instances of sexual abuse of boys – priest and theologian Milan Špehar himself admitted the abuse to the Church, first in 2016 and moreover in 2018, Uzinić suggested everything to the County State Attorney’s Office in February 2021. The crimes, alas, have turn out to be statute-barred, and we requested the County State Attorney’s Office in Rijeka in May if something were achieved, or changed into about to be carried out, regarding the fact that the Archdiocese did not without delay record the abuse to them in 2016 or 2018, as soon as they had knowledge and acknowledgments. The State Attorney’s Office then replied that they would investigate whether there was a cowl-up in the Archdiocese, and in that case, that the suitable nation legal professional’s selection could be made.

Therefore, now once more, a month and a 1/2 later, we requested the County State Attorney’s Office in Rijeka how the research into whether or not there was a cowl-up is progressing, this is, has the research thus far decided whether or not there was a cover-up, or is it nonetheless ongoing? As stated within the answer of Barbara Volf Volčanšek, spokeswoman and deputy of the county country legal professional in Rijeka, “in view of the strike of judicial officers, they do no longer respond to newshounds’ inquiries that aren't of an urgent nature.”

In other phrases, at the same time as there may be a strike, there's no records about something like that, obviously no longer pressing at all. It isn't always recognized whether there's an investigation at all, or whether she is also on strike.

About 5 thousand employees inside the judiciary were on strike on account that June 5, and there's no result in sight to the strike. They were promised 100, out of four hundred euros net salary boom. If it lasts a bit longer, and it is probable that it's going to, this strike could exceed the duration of the longest thus far – the strike of educators in 2019. It lasted 36 days.

While the judiciary is on strike, i.E. In search of justice for itself, justice – it says. There are not any divorces, employer registrations, inheritance selections, everything this is, in other phrases, not urgent, is on maintain. Seals are recorded, in case of loans, bankruptcies and pre-bankruptcy procedures are resolved, allows for travelling prisoners are issued in criminal courts and so forth. Cases regarding children are also handled in civil courts. Hearings with defendants in remand jail are held, misdemeanor courts cope with instances of violence in opposition to kids.

The relevant minister, Ivan Malenica, said that this situation will clearly have consequences for the work of judicial our bodies. The president of the Supreme Court, Radovan Dobronić, found out what the state of affairs is on the ground, announcing that “the judicial machine is set to crumble.” He found out the determine of 870 officers who left the courts a yr and a half ago.