THE NEWS of notorious armed robber Kesselly Mulbah alias “Kezo” reappearance in the community despite his previous arrest has renewed an unending debate about the flaws of Liberia’s criminal justice system. FROM RAPE TO MURDER, from armed robbery to auto theft, re-offenders are often allowed to slip through the cracks of our criminal justice system. This, we think, is at the fulcrum of the many problems dogging our criminal justice system and one of the reasons why crime persists. WE ARE ALSO AWARE, like most Liberians, that many criminal cases are irritatingly messed up by Police investigators who, according to the criminal justice system of this country, are at the first layer of criminal prosecution. Unless good cause is shown, a court shall dismiss an indictment if the defendant is not tried during the next succeeding term after the finding of the indictment.

Source: Front Page Africa September 07, 2020 05:48 UTC