<h1>Former Home Minister Calls Three New Criminal Laws 'Waste Exercise' Creating Confusion Among Legal Professionals</h1> A former home minister criticized three new criminal laws as a 'waste exercise' that created confusion among judges, lawyers, and police. The opposition leader claimed the laws were 90-99% 'cut and paste' from existing legislation with minimal substantive changes. The ruling party's home minister had previously called these laws the biggest reform since independence, promising to transform the justice system and deliver verdicts within three years. A party spokesperson countered the criticism by questioning the former minister's legislative achievements. The new laws replaced colonial-era criminal codes and took effect in July 2024.