Judges are protesting the slowdown in salary increases. Some of them want to defend themselves with lawsuits
They were supposed to get more money in their January paychecks – but the government has decided that salaries for constitutional officers will not increase as quickly as they should this year. Apart from top politicians, this also applies to judges and prosecutors. And it is they who are protesting against the slower salary increases. But the issue of judges’ salaries is not just about money. It is the material provision to ensure the independence of the courts.
Source irozhlas.cz/soudci-protestuji-proti-snizeni-platu-je-jednou-z-garanci-nezavislosti