Top court says salaries in judiciary low to the point of being unconstitutional

Ljubljana, 30 June - The Constitutional Court has ruled that the salaries paid to judges and prosecutors are manifestly too low in what constitutes a breach of the constitutional principle of judicial independence and division of power. It gave the legislator six months to remedy the unconstitutional state of affairs.

Ljubljana A gavel. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA File photo

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