State attorneys still waiting for money
State attorneys recently indicated that they have been waiting to get paid since June 2014 and that they are tired of waiting for their money. A few state attorneys told Times of Suriname that would most likely stop handling additional cases. The attorneys explained that they have to cover several expenses when they visit their clients in jail houses and state penitentiaries nationwide. They have to pay transport costs and fuel costs and they can’t submit a statement of expenses anywhere. The phone bills are also piling up at their offices because they call the relatives of their clients…[+]