DECLINE IN MANPOWER CAPACITY IN PUBLIC PROSECUTORS’ OFFICE CONCERNING; SAYS TOP OFFICIAL ROALAKONA

CAPTION: Public Prosecutor Helen Roalakona

BY BENJAMIN KOITAKA

A Subsequent decline of dedicated state lawyers, prosecutors and man power is a concern of recently confirmed Public Prosecutor Helen Roalakona, as she now aiming at fighting corruption and prosecute those that stepping out of the line.

Public Prosecutor Helen Roalakona admitted that due to limited numbers of Lawyers working at both Public Prosecutor and State Solicitor, there are handful of investigations and cases yet to be examined and bringing the perpetrators to justice.

She further added that legal cases and investigation backlog increasing every year, while those other cases under investigation remain limited.

Roalakona said her aim is to cut the numbers down, justice must be served to those committed the crime and efficiently examine the backlog cases in her next 6-years tenure as the head of the public prosecutor.

“One of the issues we currently face is the shortage of man power,” she said.

“We don’t have enough lawyers, when I mean Lawyers in form of state prosecutors to service each of the National Court sittings throughout the country.

“Currently we have about 25 state prosecutors, but we hoped that through our recent restructures through the Department of Personal management, we hope that we get the numbers,” Roalakona further emphasised.