A Kitwe based high court judge Lloyd Siame has commended the media for the important role it has played in the criminal justice in Zambia.
Judge Siame said if it were not for the media both print and electronic the public would not have known about the escalations of sexual offences against girls and women and rape against helpless women.
He said this during the official opening of the high court session for 2009 at Solwezi high court building in Northwestern Province.
The Judge said that the media has proved to be dependable ally for the role it has played in reporting court proceedings particularly those relating to sexual offences.
He said the public could not have known how the court have been handling sexual offences and the punishment which have been given out to those that have been convicted of such offences.
Judge Siame also commended the director of prosecutions, legal; aid, Anti corruption commission, the Zambia police service, immigration department and the drug enforcement for the role they have play in service delivery.
The High court judge said most of the linkages were important and can not be avoided if the judiciary was to provide quality justice adding that they should be coordinated.
Judge Siame said most prisons were congested due to the growing number of prisoners.He said that there was need to build new prisons or extend the existing structures.
He noted that some prisons that were built to accommodate 10 prisoners were today accommodating as many as 100 which he described as inhuman and not healthy.
Meanwhile deputy regional commander Robert Mwale told the high court judge that all the prisons in the province were congested.
Mr. Mwale said Solwezi has the total number of 357, Kasempa 100, Zambezi 99, Kabompo 98, Mwinlunga 92 and Mufumbwe 21 inmates respectively.
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The media is doing a great job. Keep it up!
Awe nachelwa :((
Iwe Nine Chale Congrats l-)
“The Judge said that the media has proved to be dependable ally for the role it has played in reporting court proceedings particularly those relating to sexual offences.”
LT now you Know !! Please shed more light in such matters !!
Not just Demos against Porn!! We want the judicial part of the case!!
Thanks
interesting
my concern is that most of these cases that do reach the court are along the line of rail. what about the hard to reach areas of zambia? are we able to bring the offenders to book in those parts of Zambia?
Fenkyu Jamaco. :d
🙂 mmmmmmmm great!!!
So what.
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Abena Lloyd.Cases take too long to be heard in the courts of law.What’s with that?.The poor people die innocently in Jail without being tried.Something ought to be done about this.
ok thats fine
It would be better to reduce the number of criminals than tincrease the size of prison room.
whats this I hear that FTJ’s $-) prison house is near completion in Chalala?
Latest: I went to Joe Mbuzi Snacks by Lumumba Road just b4 Masiye Motel. Had Michopo (Goat balls or is it testicles) mixed with delele, potatoes, onions, motototo, tomatoe! my faith is recharged. of course na ka wash down. MOSI
Cool
Are they encouraging people to study”CRIMINOLOGY”?
Media keep it up. Can someone tell me the names of people who accompanied President Banda to AUA. I heard about opposition leaders! How true is it?
good hear that, but not all is told by the media houses
Justice Lloyd Vwambanji Siame knows the importance of the media. Awe mwandi bakalamba mulibwiono. Remember those days twalenwa bonse ku Ndola Golf Club? Those were the days.
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Abena Lloyd Mulabombako bwino, nomba abanenu balya awe