Judges are in the process of being moved to a building behind the courts which has just been restored in a €1.9 million project.

The project was inaugurated by Justice Minister Owen Bonnici this afternoon.

The development is spread across two buildings and will eventually feature a retractable bridge, connecting the office block to the third floor of the court house on the other side of Strait Street.

Dr Bonnici said the building was long awaited, as many of the judiciary were being forced to work in cramped conditions.

The drive to increase personnel in the justice sector, could also go ahead now that the new building was up and running, he said.

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