Attorney General Anil Nandlall met a team from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Tuesday and among the matters discussed was reducing the backlog of criminal cases.
A release from the Attorney General’s Chambers said that the UNDP team was headed by Stephanie Ziebell, Deputy Resident Representative and included Christalle Gemon, Acting Head of Governance and Poverty Reduction, Sarita Marshall, Programme Associate and Rene Chan, Operations Coordinator. The Attorney General was accompanied by Prithima Kissoon, Public Trustee/Official Receiver.
The release said that the meeting focused on discussing potential programming opportunities aimed at extending support to the criminal justice system, specifically bolstering institutional capacity to effectively reduce the backlog of criminal cases.
The release said that Nandlall extended appreciation for the meeting and pledged his commitment to collaborate in addressing critical challenges within the justice system and promoting regional collaboration.
He proposed a number of initiatives that would significantly address different challenges and which would result in a more efficient functioning criminal justice machinery, the release added.
Nandlall has promised to establish a committee which will continue to liaise with the UNDP in the planning and execution of a programme that would be directed to the reduction of the backlog in the criminal justice system.
