The working conditions in the Basic Court of Pljevlja are unsatisfactory in terms of the working space and the equipment of the courtrooms and other rooms, but despite this fact, the judges achieved solid results in the previous year.
This was stated by the president of the Basic Court in the work report for the previous year Marina Jelovac.
"Working conditions in the court, looking at the work space and the equipment of the courtrooms and other rooms, are unsatisfactory. The court building does not have, nor can it be adapted, special rooms for the hearing of minors, rooms for the accommodation of prosecutors, lawyers and other parties, but the corridor of the first floor of the building is used as a waiting room. Access for disabled people is not provided, nor can it be provided in the existing building due to the size and layout of the rooms. "Persons in wheelchairs can only approach the court porter's office, but not court offices and courtrooms," she states.
It is noted that the court did not have any problems in cooperation with the police, who promptly executed all orders related to taking them to the main trial or to a prison for the purpose of serving a prison sentence, as well as orders to issue warrants.
There were no problems in cooperation with other state and local authorities, as well as with court experts, who, it says, duly responded to the court's summons and delivered findings and opinions to the judges in a timely manner.
In 2022, there were 2.272 cases in the Basic Court in Pljevlje, 40 more than the previous one. During the year, 1.728 cases were received, and 544 cases were transferred from the previous year.
1.678 cases, or 76,17 percent, were resolved, and 525 cases, or 22,83 percent, remained unresolved, while 69 cases were delegated to another court.
In relation to the influx, 97 percent of cases were resolved, almost six percent more than the previous year. Compared to 11, the inflow is lower by about 2021 percent. Most of the pending cases, which were received in 6,44, were received in the last quarter, so there were no procedural assumptions that they would be completed.
In 2022, 1.298 decisions were made, of which 455 verdicts, 729 decisions, 79 cases were concluded by settlement, and 35 by other means, four decisions were made after the legal deadline.
According to legal remedies, a total of 299 decisions were resolved, of which 257 or 85,95 percent were confirmed, 11 were modified, seven were partially confirmed/modified/rescinded or 24 decisions were canceled or 8,03 percent.
The average duration of the procedure in the criminal report was 185.41 days.
"Of the total decisions made, 50 or about 53,76 percent of suspended sentences, 38 or about 40,86 percent of prison sentences, 4 or about 4,3 percent of fines, and one security measure was imposed, mandatory psychiatric treatment in a health institution ", the report states.
In 2022, there were a total of 879 civil cases, of which 499 cases or 56,83 percent were resolved, and 379 cases remained unresolved.
It is also noted that the quality of work in civil cases in 2022 is better compared to the previous year.
Out of 262 complaints resolved in total, 228 decisions or 87,02 percent were confirmed, 8 decisions were changed, 21 decisions were canceled, and 5 decisions were partially confirmed/revoked/changed.
The average duration of civil proceedings is 309.99 days.
In 2022, there were a total of 84 cases in the mediation process, of which 81 cases were concluded. In 6 completed proceedings, the parties reached an agreement, while in other cases the mediation proceedings were suspended.
In 2022, 27 requests for approval of free legal aid were received, of which 26 requests were approved, and 1 request was suspended. Free legal aid was granted in 11 cases to persons with low financial status, in 6 cases to beneficiaries of material security of the family, in 9 cases to victims of the criminal act of violence in the family or family community.
The report states that the judges of the Basic Court changed the annual norm last year.
At the end of the reporting period, one criminal case older than three years, 12 civil cases and two cases of enforcement of criminal sanctions remained unresolved.
"The criminal case has not been resolved because the defendant is serving a prison sentence in another country, and 12 civil cases that have remained unresolved and are older than 3 years, in 10 cases the proceedings were at a standstill, in the meantime the main hearing has been scheduled so they will be completed by June 30, 6. In one civil case, the duration of the proceedings was affected by the termination of the judicial function of the two female judges who acted, as a result of which proceedings were repeated several times, while in one case the duration of the proceedings was affected by the absence of the judge due to temporary incapacity to work according to health insurance regulations. These two civil cases are also in progress and will be resolved by June 2023, 30. 6 cases of execution of criminal sanctions older than three years in which the court could not enforce the prison sentence because the convicts are on the run remained unresolved, which is why an order for the issuance of a warrant was issued.
89,4 percent of judgments were confirmed to Marina Jelovac
According to the report, the president of the court, Marina Jelovac, achieved the norm of 116,27 percent. Due to the function covered by her, the annual norm was reduced by 30 percent.
About 89,4 percent of its judgments were confirmed by higher courts, 7,45 decisions were revoked, 2,13 percent were amended and 1,06 percent were confirmed/amended/rescinded.
Judge Sanja Aničić achieved 131,95 percent of the annual norm. Almost 86 percent of its judgments were confirmed, and 3,55 percent were modified, 8,28 percent were revoked and 2,37 percent were confirmed/modified/rescinded.
Judge Ljiljana Popović achieved 155,15 percent of the annual norm. Its verdicts in 79,31 cases were confirmed by the High Court, 10,34 percent were amended, 6,9 percent were revoked and 3,45 percent were confirmed/amended/rescinded.
According to the report, the assignment of cases to Judge Branko Pejović was suspended due to his temporary inability to work for health reasons.
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