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High Court building on the Dame Eugenia Charles Boulevard in Roseau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The judicial system has its shortcomings, Director of Public Prosecutions Gene Pestaina has acknowledged.<\/p>\n

The DPP has pointed to inefficiencies he says that include the absence of a proper bail act, a new jurors\u2019 act, and a new evidence act.<\/p>\n

However Pestaina says it is difficult to single out “which area I find would contribute to a lack of faith in the justice system, it\u2019s a combination of many many matters\u201d.<\/p>\n

He was responding to ongoing suggestions online and on the country\u2019s talk shows questioning the impartiality of the courts, especially on matters of a political nature.<\/p>\n

Referring to the recent judgement in the dual citizenship case involving Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and his education minister, DPP Pestaina said that matter was expected to be appealed at the level of the OECS Supreme Court, and comments about the case may be premature.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not yet over, so all of the arguments may be futile, when you look at the decision of the court of appeal, if the decision is to be appealed,\u201d he said of that specific\u00a0 matter.<\/p>\n

Pestaina says in general though, the country\u2019s court system should be respected.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are talking, some are going overboard of course, and that is where we are\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe we should abide by the court\u2019s ruling when and if the court decides, and the court ruling is not just the first instance judgement as we have it today.\u00a0 We look to see how our court of appeal will shape up,\u201d he said, making reference again to the dual citizenship case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The judicial system has its shortcomings, Director of Public Prosecutions Gene Pestaina has acknowledged. 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