How many of you have heard of cases – civil cases – that are yet to be mentioned in the court? I’m sure your friends or relatives would have that problem. You would have heard of traffic accident cases which take years to settle… and what are the reasons for that? I dont work in the court, so I don’t know what the problems are. But physically, you can see the "problems" which are yet to be solved.
The air-condition system was fixed and turn on after several months of breakdown. His Majesty had to personally go there, and only then the problem was fixed. How about the problem of interpreters? Some interpreters don’t even know the exact translation of a particular word and some don’t tell the whole sentence of what were actually said. Can misinterpretation leads to miscarriage of justice?
Why do magistrates/judges have to do the writing of the court proceedings themselves? It’s scandalous at this time and age. We are already in the 21st century and yet, our judges have to become their own "reporter"…. No wonder there’s backlog of cases yet to be completed. Time is wasted just because our court couldn’t employ a stenographer … (people in PSD, if you’re reading this, do something about it and we need more than one stenographer!)
Why haven’t the relevant agencies see the need for efficient and effective court system?
The air-condition system was fixed and turn on after several months of breakdown. His Majesty had to personally go there, and only then the problem was fixed. How about the problem of interpreters? Some interpreters don’t even know the exact translation of a particular word and some don’t tell the whole sentence of what were actually said. Can misinterpretation leads to miscarriage of justice?
Why do magistrates/judges have to do the writing of the court proceedings themselves? It’s scandalous at this time and age. We are already in the 21st century and yet, our judges have to become their own "reporter"…. No wonder there’s backlog of cases yet to be completed. Time is wasted just because our court couldn’t employ a stenographer … (people in PSD, if you’re reading this, do something about it and we need more than one stenographer!)
Why haven’t the relevant agencies see the need for efficient and effective court system?
The court earns several million dollars from the fines/stamps and its only right that some of the money should be given back to the court to make sure that it can run smoothly - hence get more "income" from the public who breaks the law.
Why can’t Brunei learn from Singapore court system which is known for its efficient and effectiveness? Some magistrates do not like the comparison but one can’t help but look at the inefficient court system that we have. We cannot use the cultural excuse all the time to blame our lack of efficiency. Until when will it end?
With the long delay, how can people remember events which happened many years ago??? My friend's insurance company "lost" or "misplace" his accident report, so what will happen to my friend's case in the court?? Witnesses can migrate, leave the country if they are foreigners and some can even die, if cases are too long to be brought to the court of justice. Is our magistrates allowed to be tough on both the prosecution and defendents so that they do not waste the magistrates time?
A new magistrates’ court is now completed, will it mean less cases delayed as there are more rooms, hence magistrates (?) presiding in the court? Not likely… there are several years of backlog cases that had to be cleared first, and that can take several years to clear as well....? – hehhe
