The Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has directed the resumption of the hearing of both criminal and civil matters under strict observance of the Standard Operating Procedures aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19.
Justice Owiny-Dollo, who had also suspended the hearing of Election Petitions, has ordered that they resume on August 16 2021, saying the Principal Judge will be issuing the schedules.
According to Owiny-Dollo when hearing Civil and Criminal cases, Judicial Officers should not fix more than five cases per day to avoid crowds. END
