Above: Illustration by luriMotov/DepositPhotos/ BitDepth#1441 for January 15, 2024 In 2017, the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) published a statement announcing the abolition of the system of preliminary inquiries. The OPM argued that, “With an estimated 142,000 cases coming before the Magistrates’ Courts annually, the system is stretched beyond capacity. The court is staffed by a mere 50 magistrates who, some will argue, are unrealistically tasked by the current system.” Speaking at the opening of the 2021-2022 law term, Master Christie-Anne Morris-Alleyne noted that more than 150,000 new cases are filed each year to be heard by 111 judges, masters and magistrates. It took more than a decade for that change, and for the Administration of Justice (Indictable Proceedings) Act, 2011 (AJIPAA), to become law. Since December 12 2023, cases deemed to be indictable – those which cause harm, including murder, wounding with intent and arson – will be tried in the High Court under the new digitally-enabled system. Prior to the establishment of the new system, indictable cases were first evaluated at a District Court before being sent for trial by the Director of Public Prosecutions. The indictment could only be filed by the DPP after committal […]
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