The Legal Branch of government announced that it is closing at noon, Wednesday, 15 April for the Easter Week holiday and that the judicial offices will reopen returning on Monday, 21 April. However, The Ministry of Labor lists only Good Friday as a national holiday. A spokesperson for The Judiciary explained that this special vacation time applies to the legal permanent care offices of the instruction court in judicial districts nationwide. This legal branch of the government employs around 7,000 people nationwide, as reported in Diario Libre.