ok fine, screw military courts but?

[phoenixdesi]

Re: ok fine, screw military courts but?

@Silaaj

Can civilian courts not be told to expedite terrorism cases? Can judges not conduct cases via video link, or from behind screens, so as not to disclose their identities?
Isnt the govt essentially saying that our judicial system is broken, and we will not fix it. We will simply pass on the buck to the military? And if so, then isnt Altaf Hussain’s assertion correct that ‘might as well impose martial law in the country for 2 years’?

What kind of a sham democracy are we trying to run in Pakistan? And please dont say ‘one step at a time/system chalnay do’. Our politicians have no interest in letting institutions develop and right themselves, whether its judiciary, or police, or NAB, or FIA. Ruling politicians have a deep rooted interest in keeping these institutions under their thumbs. The military courts decision was because of a severe reaction from the public. It will die out eventually, and we will be back to square one, and proponents of military courts will be left to rejoice on the 50 odd hangings they achieved out of the exercise.

here is response sir jee

we have 3 million cases pending in the civilian courts…the civilian courts simply dont have extra staff plus will power to expedite the cases

but even if civilian courts somehow want to expatiate terrorism cases, they cant do it much faster..why? because in military courts the burden of proof falls on the accused, unlike in civilian courts where the state has to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt. Many prosecution cases fail to meet this high standard, and hence the delays and the high acquittal rate…

Lets move on to your other questions…sure we can ask civilian judges to conduct behind screens but anyone can go to the civil court and give 200 rs to muharar as bribe and will get full info who is running the show…i am sure you know how the system works back home…by the way, this has been done by criminals in the past.

and yes govt is saying that our civil court system is broken…yes we have sham democracy…shd we fix it? sure but we dont have time to fix that system right now as WE HAVE A CRISIS BEYOND OUR IMAGINATION AND WE NEED TO ACT FAST. WE ARE FIGHTING FOR OUR SURVIVAL sarkar AND YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT SHAM DEMOCRACY RIGHT NOW?

thx