Ethiopian Review

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Federal Courts during the past 10 months have given verdicts on over 100,000 files, Federal Supreme Court President Tegene Getahun said.

The president here on Tuesday presented ten months performance report of the three federal courts -namely Federal Supreme Court, Federal High Court, and Federal First Instance Court to the House of Peoples’ Representatives.

Tegene said the courts in 10 months achieved 83 percent of their targets. The courts are expected to give verdicts on additional 20,212 cases till end of the current Ethiopian year.

According to the president, besides the regular benches the federal courts have established special benches for family, children, juvenile delinquency, and rape affairs, among others, in a bid to making the justice system more effective.

Benches established in various sub-cities of the metropolis and Diredawa city to look into red-handed charges have given decisions on 5338 cases.

Decisions were also passed on 121 complaints of clients on matters related to disciplines of judges . The total number of complaints were 149. Two judges were sacked after assessing the complaints.

Meanwhile, the HPR on the same secession referred bill on higher learning institutions to capacity building affairs standing committee for further scrutiny.

The bill presented by the Ministry of Education indicated that there are 72 higher learning institutions in Ethiopia. Some 22 of them are governmental. Efforts are well underway to increase the number to 31.

- ENA