FG Inaugurates Court Recording System

The Federal Ministry of Justice has inaugurated a court
recording system to address slow dispensation of justice in the
country.

The justice ministry produced the Q-Soft De novo CRS in
collaboration with Funmilayo Quadri and company for the recording
of court proceedings instead of manual recording.

Speaking at the inauguration on Monday, the Attorney General of
the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) said
the notorious delay in justice dispensation in Nigeria leads to
plethora of cases, loss of citizens’ and investors’ confidence in
the judiciary.

He listed the key features include: Audio, video recordings,
real-time registrar and judges annotations, multiple microphones
and cameras, customiseable reports analysis and performance
evaluation based on key performance indicators, and real-time
speech-to-text converter with 90 percent accuracy.

“This will no doubt enhance justice delivery by redirecting
delay tactics by lawyers improve court output, reduce travelling of
court witnesses and reduce cost of deployment,” he said.

In her remarks, Quadri said her team spent 10 years seeking
solutions to the deep-rooted problems of delays and congestion of
court dockets.

She said the technology is ready to be deployed in courts,
police stations, and correctional facilities to prevent taking of
evidence in long hand.

The judiciary had made several attempts to incorporate
technology in justice proceedings without much effect.

The Federal Ministry of Justice has inaugurated a court
recording system to address slow dispensation of justice in the
country.

The justice ministry produced the Q-Soft De novo CRS in
collaboration with Funmilayo Quadri and company for the recording
of court proceedings instead of manual recording.

Speaking at the inauguration on Monday, the Attorney General of
the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) said
the notorious delay in justice dispensation in Nigeria leads to
plethora of cases, loss of citizens’ and investors’ confidence in
the judiciary.

He listed the key features include: Audio, video recordings,
real-time registrar and judges annotations, multiple microphones
and cameras, customiseable reports analysis and performance
evaluation based on key performance indicators, and real-time
speech-to-text converter with 90 percent accuracy.

“This will no doubt enhance justice delivery by redirecting
delay tactics by lawyers improve court output, reduce travelling of
court witnesses and reduce cost of deployment,” he said.

In her remarks, Quadri said her team spent 10 years seeking
solutions to the deep-rooted problems of delays and congestion of
court dockets.

She said the technology is ready to be deployed in courts,
police stations, and correctional facilities to prevent taking of
evidence in long hand.

The judiciary had made several attempts to incorporate
technology in justice proceedings without much effect.