Every person charged for committing an offence is entitled to be arraigned and tried before a competent court of law within 48 hours. However, certain alleged offenders have been remanded in prison for over two years without trial.
The Chief judge in his magnanimity, backed up by statutory provisions, discharged alleged offenders awaiting trial in a goal delivery exercise. Over 50 persons awaiting trial were discharged
HRCRC is happy to be part of this exercised, facilitating the release of a number of alleged offenders, spare headed by the lawyers in the department of Access to Justice.
HRCRC Facilitates the Release of over 20 inmates of Abakaliki and Afikpo Prisons in Goal Delivery by CJ of Ebonyi State