Numerous judges, prosecutors across Romania suspend activity to protest pension cuts

Prosecutors of the Prosecutor’s Office attached to the Bucharest Tribunal and judges of all the 16 Courts of Appeal in the country announced on Tuesday, August 26, that they are suspending their activity “indefinitely” to protest the government project to cut magistrates’ special pensions. Also joining them are judges from the military tribunal and the Court of Appeal in Bucharest.

The first to announce the strike in the justice system were the prosecutors of the Prosecutor’s Office attached to the Bucharest Tribunal. During the strike, they will suspend criminal investigation activities, the supervision of criminal cases, the resolution of complaints, requests, and will generally suspend any other related criminal investigation activities.