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    "id": 175064,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ms. A. Abdalla",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Amina Ali Abdalla",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT the Bill be amended by inserting a new clause immediately after clause 3 as follows- 3A. The Principal Act is amended in section 205 by inserting the following new subsection immediately after subsection (1) (1A) where during the hearing of a case the accused person applies for adjournment, the court may order that he or she pays for witness costs and any related costs which are normally borne by the State, in such circumstances. This is essentially intended to ensure that the backlog of cases in our judicial system is reduced by charging the fees that are paid to witnesses as a result of adjournment by accused persons, so that we can deal with excessive backlog of court cases."
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