98. The judiciary cannot absolve itself of responsibility for the unconscionable amount of time taken to resolve serious criminal charges, the adjournments handed out with reckless abandon (the Special Rapporteur met accused persons who had endured more than 50 adjournments), and the subsequent long-term rotting in prison of thousands charged with capital offences.
98. The judiciary cannot absolve itself of responsibility for the unconscionable amount of time taken to resolve serious criminal charges, the adjournments handed out with reckless abandon (the Special Rapporteur met accused persons who had endured more than 50 adjournments), and the subsequent long-term rotting in prison of thousands charged with capital offences.