Staff shortage and strike: Nuoro justice in red code

During the meeting, the reason for the protest was explained and new details emerged about the current administrative impasse. In December, the Sardinia Region signed an agreement with the Ministry of Justice that was supposed to proceed with the hiring of 21 administrative staff, using the rankings from the regional agency Laore. However, the hiring process was slowed down by a bureaucratic back-and-forth between the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Civil Service, with the former asking for an opinion and the latter examining the proposal without providing answers. This administrative hitch has paralyzed the process, leaving the judicial system in a stalemate.

During the meeting, the director of the Unep office, Roberta Moro, brought to light another critical aspect of the situation: the lack of a competition for hiring staff for over 20 years. The last one in 2002. According to Moro, there is a clear desire not to proceed with new hiring, despite the dramatic staff shortage. This attitude, in her opinion, is preventing the resolution of the problem and contributing to the blocking of judicial activities. Moro announced that, if the situation does not change, she is ready to report to the Court of Auditors to request a management control on the work of the competent offices. The director stressed that this staff shortage is not only a problem for justice in Nuoro, but a real administrative dysfunction that risks compromising the right of citizens to have quick and fair trials.

During the meeting, the prosecutor Patrizia Castaldini underlined the seriousness of the situation, with a 64% staff shortage in her offices that seriously undermines the efficiency of justice in Nuoro. Castaldini proposed creating a delegation that can directly interact with Rome to try to resolve the problem as soon as possible.

The proposal was accepted by the president of the lawyers, Lorenzo Soro, who announced a new meeting with all the lawyers of the forum for next Tuesday. "If no concrete answers are received from the Ministry of Public Function, or if these are "equivocal" or "disappointing", - Soro reiterated - the intention to launch further protest initiatives, including more incisive forms of strike, is not excluded". Justice in Nuoro, therefore, is at a crossroads: on the one hand, the hope that the administrative solutions will finally be implemented, on the other, the risk that the blockade will continue to compromise the citizens' right to a fair and timely trial. The situation remains critical and, while the parties involved continue to push for a resolution, justice in the province of Nuoro continues to operate in fits and starts. With the hope that the bureaucratic process will be unblocked as soon as possible, concern remains high for the future of pending trials, which risk being excessively lengthened due to the evident organizational difficulties. The lawyers' protest is a cry of alarm that calls for attention and concrete actions to guarantee the right to justice for all.