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Isles DPP to study US judicial system
2007-07-26 09:54:25
By Guardian Correspondent
The Zanzibar`s Director of Public Prosecution Sharrif Othman is off to the US where he is to pursue a course on the North American country’s judicial system.
According to a statement released by the US Mission in Dar es Salaam yesterday, Othman will pursue a course from July 26 to August 16, this year.
The statement says Othman will join judges, lawyers, academics, court administrators, ministry officials and community leaders from 22 countries, amongst them Egypt, Ghana, Cambodia, Hungary, India, Latvia, Malaysia, Philippines, Turkey and Ukraine.
During the three-week trip, Othman and fellow participants will travel to Washington, DC, Vermont, Little Rock, Arkansas, San Franncisco and Chicago to be introduced to the US judicial system which emphasises federalism and the separation of powers, says the statement.
Participants will also be introduced to the civil and criminal justice systems, the trial process, court management procedures, alternative disputes resolution, mediation and judicial training opportunities, the statement says.
The US Embassy believes this will further invigorate him to help fellow Tanzanians in the noble task of defending transparency and fairness within a judicial system, it says.
This project is part of the International Visitor Leadership Programme run by the State Department on behalf of the American people.
It is intended to facilitate personal and professional contacts between the people of the US and Tanzania, the statement adds.
This is only one of several programmes the US government provides as direct assistance to Tanzania.
During the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2006, the US government is expected to provide over USD542m (over 680bn/-) in direct assistance and through multilateral organisations to Tanzania, concludes the statement.
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