Over the course of 2023, the Supreme Court and its Prosecution-General’s Office received over 2,300 criminal and civil cases, processing over 1,400 of them.
For 2024, the court has set itself the task of improving its efficiency, said a January 26 Supreme Court press release.
The release noted the outcome of the court’s annual meeting, convened on January 26 to review its performance in 2023 and set goals for the coming year.
“Over the course of 2023, we received 1,252 criminal cases, 813 of which have already been resolved. We also received 1,066 civil cases, with 667 of them concluded. This means 838 cases remain,” it added.
The year had seen improvements, with 193 more cases resolved than in 2022.
Co-chaired by Supreme Court president Chiv Keng and prosecutor-general Chea Leang, the meeting was attended by members of the Supreme Council of the Magistracy; the Supreme Court’s vice-presidents and deputy prosecutors-general; the presidents and prosecutors-general of the Kingdom’s four appeal courts; and other relevant officials.
The participants discussed possible challenges and deficiencies they may face in 2024, and outlined strategies for dealing with them.
The Ministry of Justice has recently launched two reform campaigns. The first aims to accelerate the settlement of court cases and the other is intended to examine possible irregularities in the courts and improve transparency, integrity and public confidence in the work of the judiciary.
