Minister
of Justice and Attorney General explained to the participants that
increasing court fees was being done even before depending on the value
of money. “Increasing court fees does not depend on the purchasing
power capacity of the consumers of justice services. If you want to buy a
shirt to wear, the price will not decrease or increase depending on the
fact that you have money or not” Minister Busingye explained. “What
Rwandans need to know is that justice has a price” He added. The
Government invests money in all court procedures to make sure that
everything is in place.
Minister
Busingye Johnston emphasized that a vulnerable citizens is supported by
Government and some of such legal aid mechanisms for poor people is
that they are given legal aid support without paying anything. At each
District there is a legal advisor who is supposed to represent poor
people in courts. There are also other Non Government Organizations
that represent vulnerable people in courts. This was done to assist poor
citizens so that they can get chance in their court proceedings.
Minister
took the opportunity to request all Rwandans that before deciding to go
to court they should first seek for advice from legal advisors located
at each District and respect the advice thereof. “If you become stubborn
and refuse to respect the advices given by legal advisors and you
proceed to courts, we will represent you if you are poor, but when you
loose the case and requested to pay, your vulnerability will not work.
You will be requested to pay and you will do it” Minister emphasized.
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