THE government has set up special courts around the country to deal expeditiously with all cases involving political violence and intimidation. In a notice gazetted at the weekend, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) said it had designated trial magistrates for all such cases. “It is hereby declared that the Judicial Service Commission, in terms of…

“We have had reports of
political violence targeting both
men and women and we are not
sure if women were specific targets."
