Ethiopian judiciary bodies must be more efficient – minister
Mar 6, 2006 (ADDIS ABABA) — Ethiopian Minister of Justice said judiciary bodies are not rendering efficient services to the public due to procedural, structural, manpower and attitudinal problems.
The Minister Aseffa Kesito made the remark at the opening here on Monday of a workshop organized to discuss and endorse the National Prosecution Institutions’ Consultative Council establishing document and Statute.
The Minister said the fact that judiciary bodies at various levels work in isolation rather than cooperation and the fact that they strive to find isolated solutions to problems rather than seeking common solutions to problems resulted in creating further problems in their services.
Aseffa said working in close collaboration among various levels of judicial bodies would enable establish an integrated service provision in every aspect of the judiciary process, the official ENA reported.
Such an integrated system would help the justice system expedite the democratization process and serve the interest of the public and the government, the minister said.
He said the Ministry in conjunction with the Justice Bureau of the Oromia State prepared the draft document for the establishment of the National Prosecution Institutions’ Consultative Council and the Statute.
Aseffa said the draft would help resolve problems that might arise in justice rendering process and abandon the trend of working in isolation among prosecutors at the federal and regional levels.
The establishment of such a system would in turn enable to provide efficient services to the public.
The draft would be endorsed after in-depth discussions by participants of the two-day workshop, according to the minister.
Vice-President of the Federal Supreme Court Menberetsehay Tadesse on the occasion said a judiciary system is effective only when it could do justice.
Menberetsehay said prosecutors bear a huge responsibility from the time a crime is committed until a lasting verdict is pronounced.
Thus, he said, prosecutors should discharge their responsibility in ensuring the fairness of the judicial process.
Menberetsehay said prosecutors institutions at the federal and regional levels should closely work in order to deal with problems they might face.
Prosecutors from various States were in attendance at the two-day workshop.
(ENA/ST)