It's a shame that the internet is a virtual medium, because there are a lot of people out there that I'd like to express my deep feelings of friendship to, and having spent the last two years here in Serbia, I'd like to do it in a truly Serbian way.
Croatia Judge Pays For Excessive Trial Length
Zagreb | 05 November 2009 |
Pula
A Croatian judge has agreed to pay a fine for extending the length of a trial ''exessively''.
Former President of the Municipal Court in Pula, Bruno Čohilj is the first judge to agree to pay such a fee, the javno.com news service reports.
In an attempt to shorten court proceedeings, the government is now asking for an explination from judges and a court presidents in the instance their cases are drawn out ''exessively''.
Up until now the state has paid the fee.
This means that citizens no longer have to wait for a three year deadline until their case his heard, but can request action from the court when their response is delayed.
