MOSCOW, July 13 (RIA Novosti) - Italian justices of the peace went on strike on Monday over dissatisfaction with working conditions, the Italian ANSA news agency reported.
The strike is expected to last until Saturday. Some 170 legal cases will be suspended as a result, according to Italian judicial associations.
"No support is provided to a justice of the peace in the case of illness, accident or pregnancy," said Francesco Cersosimo, the president of Italy's National Association of Justices of the Peace. "He carries out all the responsibilities of a representative of juridical power without signing any long-term employment contracts."
Cersosimo added that justices have to guarantee high levels of professionalism but do not receive any assistance in this connection.
