Africa-Press – Angola. The provincial delegate of the Angolan Bar Association (OAA) in Uíge, Lando Marcelo, asked, on Thursday, for greater respect from local courts when serving lawyers.
Disrespect for lawyers has affected the relationship between them and magistrates, explained the jurist when speaking at the forum on “State of justice in the province of Uíge and prospects for the year 2024, as part of the celebration of the 4th anniversary of the Law Society, marked this Thursday.
Regarding the holding of the forum, he explained that the initiative aims to improve the relationship between judicial magistrates, prosecutors and lawyers in the region.
Lawyer Amadeu Epalanga, who discussed “The implementation of effective judicial protection”, lamented the fact that procedural delays were recorded in non-criminal proceedings, lasting up to a year.
For procedural speed, without increasing the number of staff, he only said there was a need to increase the number of bailiffs, judges and prosecutors.
In the jurist’s opinion, procedural slowness reduces confidence in the judicial system, compromises legal certainty and security, as well as violating the rule of law.
He mentioned that the province has 152 lawyers, including 100 interns, an insufficient number to meet the various requests presented by citizens of the region.
The meeting, which brought together those responsible for Justice, the local Criminal Investigation Service, and the Penitentiary, lawyers and students, discussed the “Impact of the actions of Justice administration bodies, the materialization of the exercise and collision of rights and duties, among other topics .
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