200 criminal cases are exposed in Aarhus due to corona. Prosecutors send new cases to the court despite the shutdown.
the Courts will continue until 10. may with the emergency, informs the commission on Wednesday.
It implies that a large number of hearings cancelled, and that there will be a backlog of cases. At the same time continue prosecutors across the country to submit new cases forward to the courts.
Certain types of cases considered by the judiciary to be critical and will be dealt with. It applies, for example, grundlovsforhør, where judges must determine, on a arrested be kept in custody.
the Judiciary closed 11. march. Over the country are many cases since then been pushed out in the future. It applies, for example, the Court in Aarhus.
because of the shutdown, we have had to tinker about 200 criminal cases out, saying the president Bodil Ruberg.
It is as yet undecided, when many cases must be treated.
In the Copenhagen city Court can coo Michael Villemoes Larsen does not say anything about the approximate number of exposed cases.
– so far there is talk about about three weeks of production of the criminal proceedings, which is cancelled and must be scheduled at a later time, informs you he.
– It will be a big challenge, when we shut up for retssagsbehandlingen again, as we – in addition to the already scheduled cases – will have the canceled cases, and a not insignificant number of new cases, which the prosecution has sent to us in lukkeperioden, explains the administrative director.
in the Midst of the bleak view to many late decisions of the president may, in Aarhus, however, find the individual bright spots.
– We can rejoice that we are really good when it comes to, for example, skiftesager, says Bodil Ruberg.
To the tasks, which the courts, after all, must deal with, belong, for example, some bankruptcy cases. It also applies notarforretninger for business.
the commission says director Kristian Hertz in a press release that you are constantly thinking, whether other types of cases must be pushed over in the category with the critical.
– We would like very much to walk in the law courts again, when it is health concerns, and the government gives the green light, he says.
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