
Pour ce mois de décembre 2024, le Bureau de Directeur des Poursuites Publiques a émis la dernière newsletter électronique de l’année et fait part belle à la santé mentale aussi importante pour tout un chacun comme dans chaque corps de métier.
Le Directeur des Poursuites Publiques a écrit son message de fin d’année où il commence avec ses deux premières années comme DPP qui a été loin de tout repos:-
It is almost two years now since I was appointed DPP. These first 2 years have been quite challenging because we were faced with an unprecedented situation. Some of my decisions were challenged by the former commissioner of police and former government through its Attorney General’s Office. Instead of being focused on serving the public, I had to divert my attention to defending my decisions in Court.
When I took office, I wanted to bring a few urgent reforms to the current system to remediate to abuses of fundamental human rights relating to bail matters, prohibition orders, delays in investigation and prosecution, comprehensively review our criminal law and procedure and improve victim’s and witness’ experience of the criminal justice system.
Une partie de la newsletter est composée de statistique sur le nombre de cas logé en cours dont 348 dans la Cour Intermédiaire, Intermediate Court Criminal 261 cas, 149 pour des demandes de sortie conditionnelles .
Sharfa Paurobally, State Counsel, écrit pour sa part sur les blessures cachées ainsi que la santé mentale des victimes après un crime petit, moyen ou grand:
The mind, with its intricate web of functions and connections, is both a source of human potential and a domain of vulnerability. From the most simple crimes to the most heinous crimes, the trauma of being a crime victim often results in enduring mental health consequences and the journey towards healing is often long and arduous. Consider a child who has endured years of sexual abuse, often at the hands of someone within their family or inner circle—how does one recover from such a profound breach of trust? Or a woman assaulted on her way home, or a person who is a victim of larceny with violence in their own home—how do they navigate the emotional scars left on their mental health by such invasions of safety and security? In this article, we aim to cover the importance of mental health support to victims of crimes and we will explore the support currently provided by our system, its gaps as well as the victim support systems in other countries.
Les autres articles de cette 134e édition sont:-
(1) Hidden Wounds –The Role of Mental Health Support Victims of Crimes by Ms. Sharfa Paurobally (State Counsel)
(2) Workplace – Place to work and not to get worked up by Mr. R. Bangaroo (Senior State Counsel)
(3) Interview – Dr Miki Pistorius and Vriginie Bissessur
(4) A peek into Mental Health through Online Harassment by Joe-Ann Chavry
(5) Interview of Emilie Carosin
(6) Article of Mini Pupil
(7) Annual Conference of The International Association of Prosecutors 2024
(8) End of year Wishes from the ODPP’s Support Staffs
(9) Highlights of the Year
(10) Statistics