The Bill 2022 for the Delta State Administration of Criminal Justice has been passed by the Delta House of Assembly.
The measure was passed during a plenary session in Asaba, which was presided over by Mr. Christopher Ochor, the deputy speaker.
This came after the Joint Committee on Rules, Business, Legal and Judicial Matters and Special Bills Chairman, Mr. Charles Oniyere, delivered a report.
When presenting the committee’s report, Oniyere claimed that the executive law would help victims and witnesses feel less stress if it were to be passed.
He also said that the proposed law would help to eliminate avoidable complexity in legislative framework, aimed at reducing unnecessary delays and inefficiency of court processes.
The Majority Leader of the assembly, Chief Ferguson Onwo, moved a motion for the suspension of Order 12, rules 79, 82 and 83 of the House, for the third reading of the bill and its passage.
The deputy speaker while commending the members for the speedy passage of the bill, noted that it was a hallmark of the achievements of the seventh assembly.
Ochor also said that the bill was intended to simplify criminal procedures as well as provide for an enduring legislative framework that would ensure fair conduct of criminal prosecution in the state.
”The provisions of this bill have addressed the gap in the repealed Administration of Criminal Justices Law, 2016 and has also strengthened our courts to deal with cases efficiently and expeditiously,” he added.