The establishment of a pre-trial chamber in the criminal justice system holds great opportunities in clearing backlogs and reducing the prison population, Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ Judge Jacob Wit said last evening.
Such a system, he explained will aid in the swift determination of cases to be heard as the chamber will have the power to sift out weak cases and keep stronger ones. This process can then be used to engage in plea bargaining while others go to trial.
Justice Wit made the suggestion as he delivered the feature lecture on “Rethinking Criminal Justice” at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre.
