HIBAPRESS – c. Mahiaoui
The headquarters of the Court of Appeal in Taza hosted, on Tuesday morning, January 27, the opening ceremony of the new judicial year for Taza, under the slogan "The Judiciary in the Service of the Citizen," with a significant presence of representatives of the judiciary, territorial authorities, and various actors in the justice system.
This judicial event was attended by the governors of the Taza and Guercif provinces, as well as heads of external services, elected officials, and professional bodies including lawyers, notaries, and judicial officers, in addition to judicial and legal frameworks from various levels. The session also witnessed the presence of the head of the Training Division of the Supreme Council of the Judicial Authority, representing the Deputy President of the Council, and the head of the Special Criminal Cases Division of the Public Prosecution, representing the Public Prosecution, in addition to the director of Criminal Affairs, Pardon, and Crime Monitoring, and the head of the International Cooperation Mechanisms Management Division in the criminal field, representing the Minister of Justice, along with the head of the Taza and Guercif Bar Association, Hamid Shibani. In his opening speech, the First President of the Court of Appeal in Taza, Mohamed Saqli Husseini, highlighted that the opening of the judicial year constitutes a fundamental stage for evaluating the outcome of judicial work during the past year, reviewing the efforts made in managing judicial affairs, in addition to diagnosing the constraints facing the normal functioning of the Taza and Guercif courts, and the solutions that have been adopted within the framework of specialized committees, general assemblies, and judicial interpretations. 
The First President also reviewed the most prominent programs outlined during the new judicial year, which mainly concern improving the quality of judicial rulings, respecting deadlines for resolving cases, and continuing the digital court modernization workshop, which enhances the effectiveness of judicial performance and the quality of services provided to litigants. For his part, the Attorney General at the Court of Appeal in Taza, Mohamed Agouir, affirmed in his speech that the Public Prosecution in Taza, in line with the new concept of reforming the justice system, has worked to make the judiciary more open and closer to the citizen, by improving the quality of judicial services, paying attention to litigants' complaints, and ensuring their good reception, listening to them, and guiding them. The Attorney General explained that the Public Prosecution has paid special attention to organizing and distributing the work of the Attorney General's deputies and monitoring their performance, in addition to strengthening the role of the Public Prosecution's writing through the rational management of human resources, and the optimal use of available logistical and informational capabilities. His speech also touched on a digital record concerning complaints, records, and cases, in addition to the activities of the Regional Committee for the care of women and children victims of violence, the continuation of the digitization workshop of the Public Prosecution's work, the establishment of front offices dedicated to receiving litigants, and the organization of cultural activities and periodic visits to the local prison in Taza. The same judicial official affirmed the Public Prosecution's involvement in efforts to sanitize public life, by monitoring and controlling a number of legal violations, and initiating public prosecution for them, stressing at the end of his speech the commitment of the Public Prosecution in Taza to the strategic plan of the Ministry of Justice, based on the generalization of information, and raising the cognitive and scientific level of the components of justice, through the organization of scientific meetings and intellectual seminars in partnership with various actors in the legal and human rights field.
