THE Department of Justice said on Wednesday that it is to publish the December salary increases of public prosecutors and state advocates in the Government Gazette on Friday, ”Once published, our department’s financial section will immediately start to process the increments into their salaries,” spokesman Paul Setsetse said. Three trade unions representing prosecutors and state advocates this week turned to the Pretoria High Court in a bid to compel the state to implement the new scales agreed to in December last year. The application was postponed to June 7 to allow three ministries – Justice, Finance, and Public Service and Administration – to file opposing court papers.