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Minister of Justice and Administration Ivan Malenica announced after the Government session an eight percent increase in the salary base for the average category of judge or judicial official which amounts to 513 euros and urged judges to continue working and discuss salaries.Malenica said that today or tomorrow at the latest intervention amendments to the Law on Salaries of Judges and Other Judicial Officials should be announced which include an eight percent increase in the base an increase in the coefficient of judges and judicial officials from 3.54 to 4.21 and the introduction of certain material rights.This proposal will increase the salaries of first-instance judicial officials by more than 26 per cent in total.For the average category of judge or judicial official this represents a salary increase of approximately 513 euros he specified.Asked when the so-called white strike of judges could end Malenica pointed out that the Ministry of Justice and Administration had offered a complete solution and that there were no two that changes should occur.The first step is now and the second step should be by the end of the year. Thus indexation grading and material rights. This is a bigger picture which we are asking and appealing to the Association of Croatian Judges he added urging the judges to continue their work and to continue talking.Malenica also referred to the information that due to unauthorized photography a person was reported who photographed two patients of the Sisak hospital lying in the same bed.He said that he was not familiar with this report and that it should be seen whether this person can be treated through the Law on Reporting Irregularities but pointed out that the State Attorneys Office can reject such a report.It could have been reported in a different way. At the moment it is difficult for me to say that this photography case could have been brought under unauthorized photography he said.Asked what kind of picture is sent if a person who points out irregularities is reported Malenica replied that the goal of the Law on Whistleblowers is to protect whistleblowers.The law is expected to offer all protection mechanisms for such a person. It is difficult for me to say what the State Attorneys Office will do in this particular case but in front of the Ministry I can say that we have raised the bar of protection of whistleblowers high he said.
