The liberal politician founded the opposition party El Ghad, which was formally recognized in 2004. He ran against Mubarak in the 2005 presidential elections – the first under Mubarak that allowed multiple candidates – and won second place, shortly was arrested for allegedly falsifying documents that established his party shortly after the election. According to current law, Nour is considered a criminal, and is therefore barred from running for president.JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED UMNO/BN THE INFIDELS THE SUPREME PURPOSE OF ISLAMIC LAW IS JUSTICE.
The processes involved in our legal system are not a deterrent enough to rein in the rising criminal activities in the country. Heinous crimes go on happening partly because the perpetrators feel that they would not be expeditiously punished for their injudicious acts.Criminals these days are shrewd enough to study the loopholes in the processes involved in any legal system. They are sentient of the fact that it is not easy for the authority to ‘pin them down’ in the court of law. With the help of diligent and experienced lawyers, they can evade immediate punishment or possibly get themselves acquitted at the end of a court trial. A court case, too, can be dragged on for years and years to the chagrin of the party that suffers most – the claimant or the defence.‘Justice delayed is justice denied’ has become a maxim for legal reformers in many countries who view the courts or government authorities as acting too slowly in resolving criminal and court cases. In some cases and in some countries, the elements of ‘outside interference’ and corruption of officials cannot be ruled out.Criminals are aware that the court processes at times do favour them. The legal process is indeed a wearisome one. To begin with, an investigation has to be done by the police on a crime committed and there must be hard evidence before the accused could be brought to court.Without adequate evidence, cases can be thrown out by the court. Then, there must be witnesses who are willing to testify against the accused in court. To get witnesses to testify in court is not an easy task. Many would decline to do so for fear of reprisal.At times, court cases can be postponed for ‘medical reasons’ or for many other reasons. If the accused is found guilty at the lower or high court, he can still appeal against his conviction while on bail and this again takes a lot more time before justice is done. Second or third delays on appeal are quite common.Lawyers are smart too. If the case does not seem to favour them, they can find legally accepted means to delay the court processes. Those criminals flushed with money could employ the best lawyers in town to defend them in court. It sometimes go a long way before justice could be seen to be done.How about the legal redress for the party that has suffered? They have to wait and wait and they are the ones who would suffer most. By the time everything is settled in court, this may take months or years if the aggrieved party wants to see justice done for them. By then, some players in the script would have possibly kicked the bucket.Anyway, these are the court processes in a democracy. Criminals are aware that it is not easy for the court to readily impose a sentence on them. Thus, we see the number of these criminals increasing despite all the measures taken to curb their activities.What the party that has suffered wants is for the right to a speedy trial and to expedite the legal process. It is unfair for them to keep on sustaining the injury with little hope for quick justice.The ordinary people on the street may not be judicial experts but they need to know they can depend on the judicial system and the government to gain justice. It is the slowing down of the process of quick justice that has partly made criminals these days more daring to commit crimes.This, undeniably, is grossly unfair to the victims who need redress. The slowness of our court system, in a way, has considerably failed to punish criminals expediently. Of course, so many cases are pending at all the courts. The backlogs in the supreme and high courts – both civil and criminal – can also be partly blamed.Even so, how long does a victim have to wait for justice? We strongly urge the government and the judiciary to take the necessary steps to ensure fair and expeditious trials, as well as quick appeal hearings for the sake of justice to the aggrieved party.Justice delayed is effectively the same as having no redress at all.
READMOREMARTIN, MANDELA,ANWAR IBRAHIM, EL GHAD AND THE MAHATMA IN TAHRIR SQUARE
The liberal politician founded the opposition party El Ghad, which was formally recognized in 2004. He ran against Mubarak in the 2005 presidential elections – the first under Mubarak that allowed multiple candidates – and won second place, shortly was arrested for allegedly falsifying documents that established his party shortly after the election. According to current law, Nour is considered a criminal, and is therefore barred from running for president.
JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED UMNO/BN THE INFIDELS THE SUPREME PURPOSE OF ISLAMIC LAW IS JUSTICE.
The processes involved in our legal system are not a deterrent enough to rein in the rising criminal activities in the country. Heinous crimes go on happening partly because the perpetrators feel that they would not be expeditiously punished for their injudicious acts.
Criminals these days are shrewd enough to study the loopholes in the processes involved in any legal system. They are sentient of the fact that it is not easy for the authority to ‘pin them down’ in the court of law. With the help of diligent and experienced lawyers, they can evade immediate punishment or possibly get themselves acquitted at the end of a court trial. A court case, too, can be dragged on for years and years to the chagrin of the party that suffers most – the claimant or the defence.
‘Justice delayed is justice denied’ has become a maxim for legal reformers in many countries who view the courts or government authorities as acting too slowly in resolving criminal and court cases. In some cases and in some countries, the elements of ‘outside interference’ and corruption of officials cannot be ruled out.
Criminals are aware that the court processes at times do favour them. The legal process is indeed a wearisome one. To begin with, an investigation has to be done by the police on a crime committed and there must be hard evidence before the accused could be brought to court.
Without adequate evidence, cases can be thrown out by the court. Then, there must be witnesses who are willing to testify against the accused in court. To get witnesses to testify in court is not an easy task. Many would decline to do so for fear of reprisal.
At times, court cases can be postponed for ‘medical reasons’ or for many other reasons. If the accused is found guilty at the lower or high court, he can still appeal against his conviction while on bail and this again takes a lot more time before justice is done. Second or third delays on appeal are quite common.
Lawyers are smart too. If the case does not seem to favour them, they can find legally accepted means to delay the court processes. Those criminals flushed with money could employ the best lawyers in town to defend them in court. It sometimes go a long way before justice could be seen to be done.
How about the legal redress for the party that has suffered? They have to wait and wait and they are the ones who would suffer most. By the time everything is settled in court, this may take months or years if the aggrieved party wants to see justice done for them. By then, some players in the script would have possibly kicked the bucket.
Anyway, these are the court processes in a democracy. Criminals are aware that it is not easy for the court to readily impose a sentence on them. Thus, we see the number of these criminals increasing despite all the measures taken to curb their activities.
What the party that has suffered wants is for the right to a speedy trial and to expedite the legal process. It is unfair for them to keep on sustaining the injury with little hope for quick justice.
The ordinary people on the street may not be judicial experts but they need to know they can depend on the judicial system and the government to gain justice. It is the slowing down of the process of quick justice that has partly made criminals these days more daring to commit crimes.
This, undeniably, is grossly unfair to the victims who need redress. The slowness of our court system, in a way, has considerably failed to punish criminals expediently. Of course, so many cases are pending at all the courts. The backlogs in the supreme and high courts – both civil and criminal – can also be partly blamed.
Even so, how long does a victim have to wait for justice? We strongly urge the government and the judiciary to take the necessary steps to ensure fair and expeditious trials, as well as quick appeal hearings for the sake of justice to the aggrieved party.
Justice delayed is effectively the same as having no redress at all.
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