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More suspects flee country while on bail
30 Nov 2015 at 11:16hrs | Views
Magistrates have raised concern on the increase in number of suspects skipping the borders while on bail as 37 fled in past three years.
This is despite having surrendered their passports, among other stringent conditions.
Statistics obtained from the courts show that over the past three years, some 37 suspects skipped the border.
The statistics show that 11 suspects absconded in 2013, six in 2014 and 15 this year.
Meanwhile, a massive 171 375 criminal and civil cases out of 174 724 have been cleared at the courts in the first 11 months of the year.
Beginning of the 2015 legal year, magistrates started with a backlog of 2 833 cases (2 213 criminal and 621 civil) and they received a combined 171 890 new cases, leaving the courts to deal with a total of 174 724 matters for the first 11 months of 2015.
This is despite having surrendered their passports, among other stringent conditions.
Statistics obtained from the courts show that over the past three years, some 37 suspects skipped the border.
The statistics show that 11 suspects absconded in 2013, six in 2014 and 15 this year.
Meanwhile, a massive 171 375 criminal and civil cases out of 174 724 have been cleared at the courts in the first 11 months of the year.
Beginning of the 2015 legal year, magistrates started with a backlog of 2 833 cases (2 213 criminal and 621 civil) and they received a combined 171 890 new cases, leaving the courts to deal with a total of 174 724 matters for the first 11 months of 2015.
Source - Herald
