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Judiciary condemns attacks on judges in election petitions |09 June 2016

 

The Judiciary of Seychelles has strongly condemned the verbal and physical attacks on the Judges who sat on the Election Petition cases.

It has called on individuals and political leaders to refrain from such personal

attacks and to consider that the Judges concerned acted appropriately within their roles, according to the law and unanimously.

“They handed down a unanimous and full judgment giving reasons for their

decision and any errors in their findings will be resolved on appeal,” says a communiqué from the Judiciary.

The communiqué adds that the Judiciary stands behind the three Judges who were allocated the task of deciding the cases and calls on members of the public and the media to exercise restraint with regard to the matters which remain

sub judice, including the alleged illegal practices where parties have not yet had an opportunity to be heard.

The Judiciary says it is confident that the Constitutional Court bench was and continues to be fair and impartial.

“The Judiciary categorically refutes allegations that any of the judges involved received financial or other incentives in order to come to their decision. Such statements are completely unfounded,” says the communiqué.

“We call on the Seychellois people to allow our Judges to apply the law without fear of reprisal especially when they are called on to make difficult decisions,” concludes the communiqué.

 

 

 

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