The Minister of Justice, Johnston Busingye has said that that when the government wins court cases against individuals it cannot have big amounts of money in compensations compared to what courts award to individuals that defeat government in courts because of circumstances surrounding different cases.
The Minister explained that individuals attach different financial claims on such as effects on incomes, family, servicing bank loans, stress, anger, among others which translate into huge sums for compensation.
“We may however ask compensation for the defense lawyer, to let them see that we took time to prepare for the court case. It is in most cases impossible to assume that we will have equal compensation with the person who took us to court,” he added.
Minister Busingye made the observation yesterday as he was responding to the questions raised by parliamentary commission in charge of social welfare which inquired into why the government receives little compensation yet people who defeat government in court cases are compensated millions of money.
The commission had raised concerns as to why the government receives Rwf 2500 or 4000 in court cases compensation while an individual who wins the court case against the government receives millions of money.
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