Namibia: Plea Bargaining On Namibia’s Table

Chief Justice Peter Shivute and his deputy, Petrus Damaseb, introduced the concept of plea bargaining in Namibia on Wednesday during a conference on alternative dispute resolution held in the capital.

The Judiciary heavyweights hosted the conference with a delegation from Ghana, led by its Chief Justice Alfonse Ghigamoy Owiny-Dollo and accompanied by several senior judges.

Uganda already introduced plea bargaining in 2014 and was roped in by the Namibian Judiciary to assist with the process.

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