The doors of the courts remain open. The hearings continue to maintain
, was indicated at the end of last week to the Ministry of Justice. In other words, there is no question of restricting the activity to the most urgent disputes as had been decided in the spring.
However, the total maintenance of judicial activities, in the midst of an epidemic, is not without posing difficulties. Courts are as busy as before
, notes Nils Monsarrat, general secretary of the Syndicat de la magistrature.
“There are no barrier gestures”
In Auxerre, for the appearance hearings in preliminary admission of guilt, it is the crush. There are no barrier gestures
, deplores Cyril Papon, secretary general of the CGT of chancelleries and judicial services.
And the number of staff contaminated by the coronavirus continues to increase. Our fear is that the courts will slow down because too many people will be sick. Even courts close
, Nils Monsarrat fears.
The trial of the January 2015 attacks thus raises many questions: he has been suspended since Monday, November 2, when three defendants have tested positive for Covid-19. And will not resume until Thursday 12th, at least …
Difficult to set up teleworking
If services are too affected, we will not be able to draw staff from other services which, before the crisis, were already speaking out due to the overload of work.
, Cyril Papon also notes.
To reduce health pressure in the courts, the ministry therefore wanted to increase the activity that could be carried out by teleworking. To do this, it is accelerating the distribution of 3,500 laptops. And allowed clerks to take the files out of court, something he couldn’t do for security and privacy reasons before the crisis.
There was no anticipation
By the end of December, therefore, 90% of magistrates and 66% of clerks should be equipped. But for the CGT, this distribution continues to fall behind. In Dijon, the preparation of these computers was entrusted to a private company. However, there is already a delay.
And what about the third of the clerks who will not be equipped with laptops? In addition, while many documents are digitized, many of them remain printed on paper: These massive impressions cannot take place in the homes of the staff …
, notes the Syndicat de la magistrature.
There was no anticipation
, regret Cyril Papon and Nils Monsarrat. During this second wave, in addition to the question of equipment, was it necessary to suspend a certain number of disputes within the criminal, civil and administrative courts? And if so, which ones?
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