Supreme Court announces AI adoption and judicial reform measures

THE Supreme Court of the Union has announced that artificial intelligence (AI) technology is being introduced into the judicial system.

The court stated that the judiciary must not only hear cases fairly and promptly in accordance with the law but also en­sure that offenders are not acquitted without pun­ishment, that sentences are proportionate to the offences committed, and that innocent people are not wrongfully convicted, thereby upholding the in­tegrity of the justice sys­tem.

It also said effective deterrent penalties would be imposed for offences involving narcotics, hu­man trafficking, online fraud, unlawful groups that threaten the rule of law, and acts endangering national security.

The court will contin­ue to implement aware­ness programmes and follow relevant laws, rules and procedures to make the court-led mediation system more accessible to the public and raise awareness of proceedings under Myanmar’s copy­right laws.

The announcement further stressed that cor­ruption undermines both personal integrity and pub­lic confidence in the judici­ary, adding that all court personnel will be closely monitored to prevent cor­ruption. — ASH/MKKS