Pascal Bizimana, the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Justice and deputy attorney general has announced that Justice sector has recorded 50% success in prospective goals set six months ago.
Bizimana revealed to the ministry of justice joint sector review that was held in Kigali.
The joint sector review meeting looked at different areas of performance of the justice sector including the percentage of the population with regular access to legal advice and representation at the sector level.
Commenting on Gacaca as traditional justice mechanism including the processing of complaints, it was revealed that the official date for the closure of the Gacaca will be May/June 2012.
This article also revealed a 50% reduction of caseload which was estimated at 500 cases.
On corruption cases processed by the prosecution, it was indicated that during the reporting period, the national public prosecution authority dealt with 139 corruption cases among which 77 have been transmitted to courts.
12 cases were classified, and 12 declassified and 62 cases are pending. 62% of all cases received were processed compared to a target of 82%.
Bizimana observed that the key challenge remains in commissioning of the studies and analytical work for the sector, especially hiring of consultants.
This meeting convenes every three months and brings together all organizations and development partners affiliated to the justice, reconciliation, law and order sector.
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