Opposition Official Says a Third of Judges Redundant

Ljubljana, 11 June - While Slovenian judges entered the third and last day of their token strike, a former colleague of theirs told the press on Wednesday that Slovenia had too many judges. At least a third of the judges are redundant, said Ales Zalar, speaking for the opposition Liberal Democrats (LDS).

Ljubljana
Representatives of civil initiative associations Stanislav Klep (right) and Viktor Andrej Hribar (left) protesting against judges' token strike.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana
Representatives of civil initiative associations Stanislav Klep (right) and Viktor Andrej Hribar (left) protesting against judges' token strike.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana
Representative of one of civil initiative associations Vinko Vodopivec protesting against judges' token strike.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana
Representatives of civil initiative associations Vinko Vodopivec (left) and Viktor Andrej Hribar (right) protesting against judges' token strike.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

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