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Me Niyonkuru Jean Aime, President of the Professional Judges Association
This was reiterated last weekend at a conference between professional court judges and the Ministry of Justice to jointly look at some of the threats facing the profession and how solutions can be found.
At that meeting, court officials raised with MINIJUST the various issues that still affect the profession, but they were particularly concerned that notaries were not allowed to join the profession even if they had studied law.
Mr Mihigo Safari, who works in Nyarugenge district, said if they are allowed to act as notaries, they will contribute to speeding up the completion of cases because it will be easier for them to complete the cases as they already know the cases well.
Professional court clerk applies to become a notary public
He said: “Considering that we are all lawyers, he is a lawyer, he is a bailiff and notary, we share the law. It would be better if one person became a professional court clerk and notary, because when I finish a case, I know the owner of the property and if I have his land documents, I feel it will be easier to do the transfer (mutation) than it would be, which would waste his time. For me, it is easier and faster for me”.
The bailiff stated that the law did not specify that a bailiff could not serve as a notary public, but required MINIJUST to resign from the position of bailiff first.
The President of the Judicial Police Association, Mr. Niyonkuru Jean Aime, said that as an association, there is no problem for the Judicial Police to complete cases and act as notaries.
He insisted that the firm he leads will continue to advocate for them to be allowed to act as notaries.
Secretary and Deputy State Envoy at the Ministry of Justice, Mbonela Theofiel, said they were studying the matter and a decision would be made in the near future.
“There is a law that mentions some things that could be prohibited, just like our law does not allow them to be notaries, but there are other discussions aimed at seeing if bailiffs can become notaries,” he said.
Mbonera Theophile, Secretary General and Deputy Special Envoy of State at the Ministry of Justice
He continued, “They say this because they feel an urgent need to enter the profession, but there is something to be discussed and they will know what may come out of it. Of course, this can be good news or a story that deeply explains why they do not like being a professional judge or notary.”
In addition to this request, the Specialty Court Judges also requested for a timely revision and updating of the order that determines their awards, as they have seen some challenges and mistakes made by some of the Court Judges based on the fact that the order did not assign them appropriate awards related to the tasks they performed in terms of time.
The Association of Professional Court Clerks was founded in 2003 and currently has 500 members nationwide.
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