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    "id": 107270,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Wako",
    "speaker_title": "The Attorney-General",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Sylvester Wakoli Bifwoli",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I stated earlier, the Government and this House saw the need and the importance of witness protection in our criminal justice system. At that time, criminality and organized crime in this country had reached levels in which it was becoming very difficult to carry out successful criminal investigations because of threats, intimidation and even deaths of crucial witnesses. As you know, a crime may be committed, but if there are no witnesses, a criminal prosecution cannot be sustained in court. So, the importance of credible truthful witnesses who are able to withstand cross-examination in court is very critical if we have to deal with the issues of impunity."
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