Magistrates Must Keep Time
Monday, August 06, 2007
But he should be the very one to ensure that the juridical system operates properly, smoothly and judiciously.
Not so long ago, the judges were pleading for better remuneration, but they said very little about how an improvement in their wages would facilitate an improvement to the juridical system.
The fact of the matter is that it takes ages to get matters before the court. That has imponderable implications for the majority of Batswana who are poor.They have to literally buy the services of lawyers who have an inordinate appetite for money, and a lesser concern for the carrying out of justice.
A young man suspected of breaking into a car was seized by residents, severely assaulted, and died in the hospital within an hour. We unreservedly condemn this mob justice. It is not a solution to crime, but a criminal offence that turns citizens into murderers.Residents are understandably angry about theft. The person who raised the alarm at 4am acted lawfully, and the neighbours who rushed to help showed community spirit. But what followed was...