Monti was able to provide further insights into the annual report that she presented to the Chamber of Deputies later on Monday morning. She conveyed that close to 1,000 complaints were filed in 2020, which roughly equals the same number as in 2019. It follows that the pandemic has not significantly affected the amount of disputes between citizens and public institutions or administrations.
Nevertheless, many of the complaints still related to the Covid-19 crisis and its restrictions. To guarantee continuous service throughout these difficult times, the ombudsman’s office had to restructure, a process which lasted close to three months.
When asked about the future of the juvenile prison in Dreiborn, Monti noted that all the options are still on the table, meaning either an expansion of the existing facility, or the creation of an additional one. However, she underlined that it first needs to be determined which kind of support young offenders need most.
The issue was also recently brought up in an urgent parliamentary enquiry by MPs Gilles Roth and Laurent Mosar from the Christian Social People’s Party. They wanted to know from Minister of Justice Sam Tanson whether it is true that one of the two young offenders who committed a deadly knife attack in Bonnevoie is out on the street again. The person in question has gained legal age in the meantime.
Both MPs question the message that this decision sends out, as well as the reasoning of the judge who took the decision.
