Magistrate’s courts are not ’cesspits of moral depravity’
10 March 2024 - 00:00
In the Q&A with Chris Barron (Sunday Times, March 3) on the conduct of magistrates, Barron refers to the lower courts as “cesspits of moral depravity (https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/opinion-and-analysis/2024-03-03-qa-with-deputy-justice-minister-john-jeffery-on-criminality-by-magistrates/)”. Our magistrate's courts are at the forefront of people’s interaction with the law and the justice system. The issue of the conduct and the disciplining of magistrates, as well as the functions of the different role players in these processes, therefore require a closer explanation...
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