Greater Kapoeta Lacks Judicial Officers: Commissioner
Greater Kapoeta in Eastern Equatoria State (EES) lacks judicial officials to offset the accumulated workload which remains unattended to, an official decried. 21 May 2013 Lokai Iko Loteyo Kapoeta, the North County Commissioner speaking to Gurtong during his official visit to Torit. [Gurtong| Peter Lokale] By Peter Lokale Nakimangole TORIT, 21 May 2013 [Gurtong] – The Kapoeta North County Commissioner Lokai Iko Loteyo told the press that there are more than 30 cases he found unattended in the region. He said there has been only one reliable court judge who also left for Juba without any replacement so far. The commissioner expressed concerns about the future of the region especially on the issues of petitioners versus defenders since presently there is no judge as cases keep adding up. He appeals to the South Sudan National Judiciary at Eastern Equatoria State’s capital Torit to do something about the crisis. Loteyo also disclosed that out of the more than 30 cases accumulated, five of them are murder cases which need quick attention from the judicial officials. “The cases mentioned above are now being left with no competent judge attending to them,” he lamented. . When the Commissioner was asked whether the South Sudan National Judiciary in Torit is aware, he said the court is very aware and may be arranging to bring in one judge. He however appealed for quick action so as to help resolve current situation in the region. Posted in: Home, Governance -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14opAOdJA%3DEdi2Oh1vHLi%2B4Ho5OXm3Jb%3DSA%2B1TM-w9%3DAKxA%40mail.gmail.com?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
