State Attorneys call off strike

State Attorneys on Thursday called off the strike action they embarked upon to press demands for payment of all arrears of allowances due them from January.

Speaking to the Ghana News Agency at her office at the Ministry of Justice in Accra, Mrs Regina Apotsi, Chief Director, described the Attorneys' resumption of work as good news for all.

Mrs Apotsi said allowances at the old rates had been paid and the difference would be met in due course. She stressed that every effort was employed to satisfy the State Attorneys and the Attorney -General appealed to them to sympathise with the Department for the shortfall.

She said the Attorney -General had promised to improve on their conditions of service. The Chief Director said the Attorneys' decision to call off the strike action was based on their maturity, adding that this would enhance the dispensation of justice.

The Association of State Attorneys withdrew their services on 26 May to back demands for payment of arrears of allowances due them since the beginning of the year. As a result of the strike action, criminal cases at the High Courts and the Regional Tribunals had to be adjourned.