Saudi- Our judicial systems

(MENAFN- Arab News) This is with reference to the article 'The raw side of justice' (May 13) by Bikram Vohra. The writer has highlighted an important issue that is not unique to India. Most of the countries that had been under colonial rule in the past are facing similar problems. Unfortunately the countries in the subcontinent did not bother to change or revise their respective penal codes and carried on with the same judicial system devised by the colonial power(s). Our leaders perhaps did not realize that the British had devised the system to benefit the ruling class or in other words to tighten its grip on their subjects. Nobody could deny that the British were the occupiers. They entered the subcontinent as merchants and gradually conspired against their host country and took over. How and why that happened is another debate.
The timing of the article in question is perfect. It has been published at a time when Salman Khan's case is making the headlines in India and Saulat Mirza's a target killer executed this week case is the talk of the town in Pakistan. We should not forget the recent executions of Jamat-e-Islami leaders in Bangladesh for their alleged roles in 1971 war. I am not drawing parallels between these cases the common factor is the time it takes in our part of the world to decide a case in the courts of law. It is said that justice delayed is justice denied. I think we should be grateful to our respective judiciaries that at least they do something to make their presence felt in the society. It is indeed sad. Yawar Hayat Jeddah