Courts: Negotiations are postponed

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Negotiations are postponed, visitors excluded. This is how the courts react to the spread of the coronavirus.

(lv / dpa) - The coronavirus does not stop at the courts either. "Even in the crisis there will not be a legal vacuum," emphasized the Justice Ministry on Monday. The rule of law is guaranteed in all courts.

However, negotiations could be postponed as long as there is no deadline, said a ministry spokesman. It is also conceivable that the public would be excluded from negotiations - for example in order to comply with the limit on the number of participants at public events.

Courts have pandemic plans

In general, the responsible persons in the individual courts would decide for themselves how they dealt with the situation in detail, according to the spokesman. Both the courts and the public prosecutor's offices had their own pandemic plans.

The Jena Justice Center, for example, where Thuringia's highest court sits with the Higher Regional Court at state level, has already restricted its visitor traffic. Opening times have been shortened and visitors are encouraged to clarify their concerns by phone if possible.

Disinfectant in the dish

If you still have to come to the site, you will be asked, among other things, to disinfect your hands and leave your contact details. This is intended to slow down the spread of the infection with the Sars-Cov-2 pathogen, according to the justice center's website.

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