Utterly disgraceful treatment at the court

Dear Editor,
I was summoned as a witness to appear in court at the Election Fraud Case today (6th March), and was required to be present at the court at 8:30a.m.
On arrival, I was shown by a Police Sargeant to a school bench downstairs (described as a waiting room), and was informed that the court was not yet open. As I sat there in increasing discomfort, I noted that the various lawyers involved began rolling in around 9:30am to 10:00am, including the lead defence lawyer Mr. Nigel Hughes.
There is a long flight of two sets of stairs to get to the court, and this is hardly suitable for an elderly person. Having heard nothing further, at about 10:00am, I made the effort to climb the stairs and enter the courtroom, which is at least airconditioned and has chairs, to discover that arguments were still proceeding, leading to the eventual postponement by the magistrate to the 2nd April, 2024.
While in the court, my name was called, and I remarked that I was present in the court and fed-up for having been made to wait in this fashion at my age.
I write this letter to point out that it is utterly disgraceful for the court to summon anyone, never mind anyone at my age, to be present at 8:30am when the magistrate and the lawyers involved presume to attend court much later than the time the witnesses are summoned; and, worse, that absolutely no provision is made for elderly persons attending the court.
I was made to suffer similar indignity when attending a traffic court for a case which has been ongoing since last year February; which was not my fault, since two cars ran into the back of my car. To date, that case is yet to be settled.
It is, in my view, certainly time that the Chancellor of the Judiciary revisit the administration of our courts in what is supposed to be a civilized country.

Yours sincerely,
Kit Nascimento