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Striking court officers burn photos of the Justice Minister in Murcia
By m.p. - Mar 31, 2008 - 9:40 PM
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As the court officers strike affecting seven Spanish regions continues, there were more protests in Murcia on Monday where striking officials set fire to photos of the Justice Minister, Mariano Fernández Bermejo, outside the Palace of Justice in Murcia City. They also burnt papers meant to symbolise the hundreds of thousands of court documents in the thousands of cases which have accumulated since the strike first began at the beginning of February.
Monday’s protest came after a workers assembly in the Murcia Palace of Justice, called by union leaders to inform the officials of the outcome of another negotiating meeting which took place in Madrid last Friday, where no agreement was reached. Another meeting was due to take place on Monday.
Thousands of protestors supported a march through the streets of Madrid on Saturday to demand salaries equivalent to their colleagues in other Spanish regions where responsibility for the judiciary has been devolved.
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