Criminal Court accepts cases from PG after second Supreme Court order

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The Criminal Court has today started to accept new cases submitted by the Prosecutor General’s (PG) office after the Supreme Court issued a second ruling ordering the court to uphold the rule of law.

“It is essential that the criminal justice system proceeds as it has done to uphold the rule of law as per the constitution. Hence, we order the Criminal Court to continue trials in ongoing cases, to continue to rule on essential issues such as pre-trial detentions within the criminal justice system as before, and to accept cases submitted by the Prosecutor General’s Office,” the Supreme Court order read.

The Criminal Court in December suspended all ongoing cases and decided not to accept new cases filed by the PG office, claiming the court cannot proceed with trials in the absence of a PG.