KUCHING: High-tech facilities that include digital video and teleconferencing are helping to speed up judicial proceedings in the state, said Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud.
With these electronic systems in place, he said, the courts have been able to clear as much as 10 times more cases in the time it took to finish one case previously.
“The recording of court proceedings can also be done more quickly because the task is now computerised, unlike in the past when the details had to be written down,” Taib said.
“This is a great improvement that will help enhance the process of justice in the state.”
Taib was speaking to reporters after visiting the courthouse here yesterday.
He called on the judiciary to be forward looking and to keep improving the quality of their services.
“The training of lawyers should be enhanced in order to improve the performances of those working in the justice system,” he said, citing an example.
Also present during the visit were Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Tan Sri Richard Malanjum, Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr George Chan, State Assembly Speaker Datuk Mohd Asfia Awang Nassar and several court officials.
The Chief Minister had been briefed earlier about the electronic facilities and had participated in a videoconferencing session here with court officials in Sibu, Bintulu and Miri.
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