Skopje-based Criminal Court gets another ICT equipped courtroom
Skopje, 28 October 2022 (MIA) – The Skopje-based Criminal Court got another fully equipped courtroom with ICT equipment, marking the completion of the project on equipping five courtrooms in different courts across the country with digital tools that improve transparency and efficiency in their work.
The courtrooms in the Skopje-based Criminal Court, the Skopje-based Civil Court, as well as the Courts in Kavadarci, Strumica and Shtip have been equipped as part of an operational plan for digitization of the judiciary, with the support of the OSCE Mission in Skopje.
Justice Minister Nikola Tupancheski told Friday’s promotion of the new courtroom at Skopje-based Criminal Court that the state is resolute in the process of digitization of the judiciary, adding that funds have been provided and the necessary software has been procured for all courts.
“We are working intensively on equipping the criminal courtroom in Idrizovo, with full equipment and use of digital tools, which will speed up the overall procedures that are being conducted. At the same time, the ACCMIS system is being upgraded,” Tupancheski pointed out.
The courtroom, he stressed, is just one of the tools in improving transparency and efficiency in the work of the court.
Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje, Ambassador Clemens Koja, expressed satisfaction with the completion of the project to equip five courtrooms with ICT equipment in five courts.
“The mission supports the process of digitization of the judiciary. We are here to share a vision that small steps like equipping five courtrooms with video and audio equipment can contribute to increasing the transparency of the courts. An added benefit is the possibility of remote trial and increased access to justice,” said Ambassador Koja.
With the completion of this project, Koja encouraged authorities to continue working to create sustainable solutions for the use of the equipment and ensuring greater transparency and access to justice.
President of the Skopje-based Criminal Court, Ivan Dzholev, said with this donation the Court got another courtroom equipped according to all European technical standards.
“Such courtrooms improve the working conditions not only of the judges, but also of the prosecutors and the media, which is particularly important to us, because it increases transparency of the process,” Dzholev stressed.
President of the ICT Council Lazar Nanev said the end of this project was the beginning of a new vision of a Macedonian European judiciary, and called on the Minister to continue the process towards full digital transformation of all courtrooms in the country.
