Monrovia – Pre-trial detention is one of the major challenges facing the country’s Justice System, some judicial actors have opined. In 2017 at the Gbarnga Conference of Judges, the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) Rule of Law Division put pre-trial detention up to 67 percent. In the face of the alarming wave of pre-trial detention at various prison facilities, Justice Minister Cllr. “Your Honors, we will like to inform you that as Justice Minister, we are looking forward to tackling pre-trial detention and fast-tracking cases.”The Justice Minister emphasized the need for Liberians to have access to justice. Justice Minister Dean expressed his willingness in working with the Supreme Court Bench.

Source: Front Page Africa March 13, 2018 03:00 UTC