Delta State Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Mr. Omamuzo Erebe has hinted that the 730 sections and 615 pages Delta State Administration of Criminal Justice Law is aimed at eliminating delays in the administration of criminal procedures.
Omamuzo stated this in Asaba on Wednesday during an interactive session with legal officers of the ministry on 2022 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of the State.
Omamuzo said that one of the recommendations of the law was that of alternative disputes resolution rather than seeking redress in court on issues that could be amicably resolved without going to court.
The solicitor-general noted that in the case of rape matter, the woman, who might have been raped may find it difficult to appear in court, adding that in such cases, their statements should be given directly at the correctional centre.
Erebe recalled that the Administration of Criminal Justice Law was given assent by the administration of the immediate past Governor of the State, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa.
He noted that all the innovations in the law were geared towards fast tracking justice delivery, stressing that lawyers who worked in the attorney-general’s chamber should have effective knowledge of the workings and applications of the law.
The solicitor-general said that the training would be carried out in the Warri axis and enjoined participants to take the training seriously.
Some of the participants, who bare their minds at the end of the training exercise, said that the workshop would equip them with the technical know-how on how to tackle modern challenges in the legal system.
Mr. Anthony Orhororho said that it was a timely training and useful in the course of dispensing Justice under the Delta State Administration of Criminal Justice 2022.
The resource persons at the training session included Mr. Omamuzo Erebe, Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary Ministry of Justice; Mr. Anthony Orhororo, Director of Public Prosecution; Mr. Ernest Edowonyi, Head of Public Defender Unit; and Mr. Jonah Otite, Head of Chambers of the Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary Ministry of Justice.
