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Podcast: The Daily Discourse
Episode: Loss of faith in the justice system and the stakeholders in the legal framework
Description: This week, many of our listeners have expressed their outrage and disappointment in the outcome of the Omotoso trial after an eight year-long case. Some have even gone as far as saying that there is no equality before the law for poor people, questioning the competence of the National Prosecuting Authority, the intimidation of judges and that the system is corrupt with many brown envelopes. In the judgment, Judge Schoeman outlined how the state not only failed to prove a case beyond reasonable doubt, she also highlighted the conduct of the legal practitioners tasked with the case. The Minister...