I feel a great emotion today inaugurating the new courthouse of the free Famagusta district, which, like the wish of the President of the Famagusta District Court Mr.
This project is a part of the reform, the modernization of the justice system.
This project is a part of the reform, the modernization of the justice system. From the very beginning of taking office, the reform of the judicial system was set as a primary objective. A reform that was certainly not easy because of the differing views of either the legal profession or the honourable judges of the Supreme Court.
Through an intensive dialogue we have been able to achieve radical reforms in the judiciary and with the full implementation of the provisions of the law, there will be an upgraded structure in terms of time and efficiency of the judiciary, in such a way that we all feel proud that we have achieved what we found to be a disease of the Cypriot justice system, because - and I stress this - the authority of the judges, the authority of the Cypriot justice system, the independence and generally the non-involvement of anyone in the administration of justice has never been questioned.
No one has dared to date to attribute to the judges, whether of the provincial or the Supreme Court, any censure and this is a major achievement of the Cypriot justice system, because it is distinguished by high ethics, high professionalism.
With the number of cases, the reduced number of judges probably contributed to the delays. But within the framework of the reform was the creation of the Administrative Court, we proceeded to create the Maritime Court, the Commercial Court, the Court of Applicants for International Protection, to reach the great reform, thanks also to the help of the political forces, and thus return to the constitutional framework of 1960, with the presence of the Supreme Court, the Supreme Constitutional Court, the Court of Appeal, which will really be a step forward to achieve the objective: Justice to be actually administered in the time dictated by the rules of justice.
At the same time and at the same time, we had embarked on another programme of renovation, of building new courts, so that judges and lawyers could operate in a tolerable and humane and perfectly compliant environment.
Within that framework was the extension of the Paphos Court, the renovation of the former Supreme Court in Nicosia, the construction of the present one, the planning and - at an advanced stage - the construction of the Nicosia District Court.
I am glad because today, by inaugurating this state-of-the-art building, we are adding another component to what is called the administration of justice within the framework of the European rules, the levels of European justice, so that, by modernising both the structures and the building infrastructure, we can feel proud that justice is really being administered in this country.
(PM/MB/EXP)
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