Namibia: Dearth of Magistrates Delays Justice

15 February 2013

Keetmanshoop — A serious shortage of magistrates in the Karas regional courts has resulted in a colossal backlog of criminal and civil cases and overcrowded cells in the region, New Era has learned.

Scores of people arrested in the various towns and other localities of the Karas Region are unlikely to leave police holding cells any time soon due to the lack of resident magistrates to deal with cases on time. Control Magistrate at the Karas regional magistrate's office in Keetmanshoop, Piet Bekker, has confirmed the shortage of magistrates in the region, which he attributes to the lack of qualified personnel to fill existing vacancies.

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