BUNADIN, Nimba County – The Bunadin Magisterial Courtroom, situated in District Quantity #8 of Nimba County, has lengthy been in a deplorable and unsafe situation, elevating critical considerations amongst magistrates, courtroom employees and most people who search justice there.
By D Franklin Doloquee
For a number of years, this important establishment has been uncared for regardless of the rising want for pressing repairs and upgrades.
The courtroom constructing, located within the hometown of Senator Nya Twayen Jr., a distinguished advocate for Nimba County, stays in a vital state with no seen intervention or assist to revive it.
This ongoing neglect has turned the Bunadin Magisterial Courtroom into what many describe as a “loss of life entice,” threatening the protection and wellbeing of all who enter its premises
The construction suffers from extreme bodily deterioration comparable to leaking roofs, weakened foundations, damaged home windows, and insufficient sanitation services.
These circumstances worsen through the wet season when the courtroom is nearly paralyzed. Rainwater floods the inside, inflicting harm to important courtroom paperwork and digital tools, making it unattainable to conduct courtroom proceedings.
This interruption delays justice supply, including to the frustration of courtroom employees and residents alike. A number of magistrates have expressed concern and discomfort about taking assignments at Bunadin, citing unsafe working circumstances and potential well being hazards.
Courtroom employees and guests are equally impacted, typically risking their security merely to attend courtroom hearings or carry out their duties.
For the reason that administration of former President Ellen Johnson- Sirleaf and persevering with to the current authorities, the Bunadin Magisterial Courtroom has remained on this deplorable state with none significant rehabilitation efforts. Regardless of repeated requires intervention, the authorities have but to prioritize the pressing restore and modernization wanted to make the courtroom practical and protected.
The shortage of an operational, protected judicial facility on this a part of Nimba County undermines authorized processes and group belief in governance.
It additionally displays a broader sample of infrastructural neglect in rural judicial establishments, which requires quick authorities and stakeholder consideration.
The residents of Bunadin in District Quantity 8 and the encircling areas proceed to hope for swift authorities motion to revive the Magisterial Courtroom, guaranteeing it turns into a middle the place justice will be delivered effectively, safely and with dignity.
