According to the deputy police spokesman, there is a need to examine various sections of South Sudan’s Panel Code Act 2008, particularly those that infringe on the bill of rights.
Brig. James Dak Karlo called a provision in the 2008 Panel Code “ridiculous” since it states that “no case between two spouses” exists even when the lady is injured during domestic abuse.
Brig. Dak made the request last Friday on a program powered by a Juba-based radio station, Eye Radio.
“We have the bill of rights in our constitution.” “We have to check whether there are any things that need to be changed or altered,” Brig Dak said.
“According to the Panel Code [2008], there is no case between two spouses, and the females are victims since there is no legislation,
“I hit my wife and then she was hurt, and the law says there’s no case, look at this, it’s ludicrous, isn’t it?”
“Then you mention legal help, which everyone is entitled to under the constitution; now, I can afford legal aid since getting the law is an issue.”
“There is no court that will side with me since the law requires that I be represented by a lawyer.” As a result, the panel code requires several changes.”
Dak referenced publications on evidence law, registration, and the panel code that should be evaluated or regarded as equal justice.
He noted that now that the nation is in the process of drafting a constitution, it is time to evaluate and revise several laws in order to represent South Sudanese culture and devotion to equal rights for all people.
Brig. Dak was among those who spoke on the role of organized forces in the constitution-making process.
