More than 40 Belarusian judges brought to disciplinary responsibility

• 20.07.2010, 15:12

The chairman of the Supreme Court of Belarus has admitted that judges treat people “in a rude and boorish manner”.

43 Belarusian judges have been brought to disciplinary responsibility in H1 2010. It has been stated by the chairman of the Supreme Court Valyantsin Sukala on air of the First National channel of Belarusian Radio, Belta informs.

He has also noted that the response to complaints of citizens against judges is prompt and rather harsh. At the moment every third complaint received by the Supreme Court of Belarus and related to conduct of judges, failure to perform judicial decisions and organizing of the administration of justice receives the appropriate reaction.

One of the reasons of judicial errors is a great workload on judges. “89 cases per one district judge is a serious load, which influences the process of administration of justice itself,” Valyantsin Sukala admitted. “At the same time, that does not give a right to judges to treat people in a rude, boorish manner, and does not release them from the tasks which the system justice has”.