Thousands of cases, especially criminal cases, had remained unsolved, some having been on the shelf for more than 20 years. Although some cases are barred by the passage of time, citizens need a court ruling to assert their rights at other levels. Therefore, it was important to deal with them as yet.
The hearings in the districts and at the Economic and Social Council were a great success. 4,052 cases were actually heard, far more than the planned 2,000; a verdict followed in 1,682; 2,100 were dismissed; and 270 were transferred to another court.
Given the results, it has been decided to make this way of working permanent by holding hearings in the districts, on the one hand to resolve cases definitively and, on the other, to bring justice closer to the people for whom it is done.
The hope is that this new way of working will soon spread to other areas of the justice system, especially the administrative and civil sectors, where, according to statistics, there are also many cases pending.
