TT: How long do you think it will take to complete the judicial reform project you began two years ago?
Weng: It is an endless project and will continue no matter what. I asked our judges to learn what the public wants and try to communicate with them instead of building a wall between them and the public. Because the judiciary is supposed to serve the people, we need to know what people need. That is the spirit we are following.
We have proposed a bill that would create jury trials so they can help judges with professional knowledge in different fields. However, to achieve this, we have to amend the Constitution before we can send the bill to the Legislative Yuan for final approval. We filed the request two years ago but it is still pending. All these efforts are to make our judicial system better.
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