Committee lauds countries, but says lack of funds ‘an obstacle’

PHILIPSBURG--The Judicial Kingdom Laws Evaluation Committee for the four Kingdom Consensus Laws on law enforcement has lauded the countries in the Kingdom for the tremendous work they have done in implementing the laws, but noted that a number of issues are still to be addressed.

In its final report, the committee stated the structural lack of financial resources was “an obstacle” in various areas, particularly for the court and police. The committee said it was worth looking into, to determine to what extent these financial problems were the result of “overly optimistic estimates” of the funds required made in 2010.

“The court is also negatively impacted by the deficient payment discipline of...