Rwandas Supreme Court has set a target of disposing-off of 66 corruption cases still pending.
According to Sam Rugege the supreme court president the target will be achieved in this week dedicated to the fight against corruption in the country.
Rugege says that despite the country’s good ranking in the anti corruption fight, there shouldn’t be any relaxation but to press more to eradicate corruption.
He also said that corruption in court is dangerous because this is where citizens go seeking justice and they shouldn’t bribe to get services from the judiciary.
Responding to the challenge of delayed hearing of several cases in court, Rugege said the delays are caused by the high number of cases yet the judges are few.
He noted that currently in the Supreme Court there are about 2080 cases for only 14 judges and in the high court there are about 6000 cases for 16 judges.
Its expected at the conclusion of the anti corruption week ,a march will be held involving stake holders including Media,national prosecution,ombudisman office,ministry of Justice and advocates
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