THE special court to try cases of corruption and economic sabotage, which will be a division of the High Court of Tanzania, will soon be operational.
The Minister of Constitutional Affairs
and Justice, Dr Harrison Mwakyembe, said a taskforce comprising
officials from the Police Force, Tanzania Intelligence and Security
Service (TISS), Attorney General’s office (AG) and the Director of
Public Prosecution’s (DPP) was currently meeting on the matter.
He told TBC1 in a special interview on Tuesday that the process of establishing the court was in advanced stages.
Dr Mwakyembe was confident that corrupt
people will not be able to tamper with the courts’ system of dispensing
justice, noting that the special taskforce was presently also looking on
current shortcomings facing the judicial system to ensure it will not
be replicated in the proposed court.
“Right after the president’s directive,
we started working on this. The special court will be established using
the judicated application of laws Act, which also established the
Commercial division of the High Court,” Dr Mwakyembe noted.
He observed that establishing such a
division needed also to have in place its own regulations. “So what
remains are very minor things. We are just waiting for the prime
minister to communicate with the president when this division of the
High Court will begin,’’ he quipped.
He added: “It should be noted that
establishment of this court has its own financial implications,
including operational costs,...these are among the few things that need
addressing.”
According to the minister, they have
agreed with the Chief Justice that once a case is filed in the
corruption and economic sabotage court, there would be no delays as
cases will be heard to the end.
During his speech during Law Day
celebrations early this month, President John Magufuli said he would not
remain quiet and look on as corrupt people continue to use the courts
as a backdoor to freedom.
Also when inaugurating the 11th
Parliament last year, Dr Magufuli reiterated his promises made during
his campaign, including formation of a special court to try graft cases.
Dr Magufuli promised parliament and the
public in general to fight corruption without fear or favour, promising
to sack and take other legal action against the culprits.
He told the parliament that he would
soon send bills to parliament to enact laws to fight corruption, noting
that the procurement act was one area that created loopholes for theft
of billions of public money
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