Post by cjm on Sept 6, 2017 8:07:38 GMT
African leaders are coming to fear the law
If there’s a problem with the justice system in Africa, it’s found in a continent-wide poll released this week. On average, 30 per cent of respondents said they had to pay a bribe to get help from the courts.
In the study by Afrobarometer, Sierre Leone fared worst for judges on the take (67 per cent) while Botswana scored a perfect zero, but one-in-five Zimbabweans parted with money or a gift to have their case heard.
And there is a problem with the cost retaining a lawyer and sitting unpaid in a courtroom instead of at work.
In SA, 42 per cent found the process too expensive and, in Zimbabwe, more than a third said the price was out of their reach.
In the study by Afrobarometer, Sierre Leone fared worst for judges on the take (67 per cent) while Botswana scored a perfect zero, but one-in-five Zimbabweans parted with money or a gift to have their case heard.
And there is a problem with the cost retaining a lawyer and sitting unpaid in a courtroom instead of at work.
In SA, 42 per cent found the process too expensive and, in Zimbabwe, more than a third said the price was out of their reach.