Tribunal set up to investigate chief justice |12 May 2018

The Constitutional Appointments Authority yesterday informed the Chief Justice, Dr Mathilda Twomey that a tribunal has been appointed to inquire into certain complaints that the authority believes raised issues of misbehaviour.

It was through a press release dated May 11, 2018 and signed by its chairman Michel Felix that the Constitutional Appointments Authority (CAA) informed the media of this development.

The release adds that “the authority was satisfied that a prima facie case of misbehaviour had been found and that the issues should be further inquired into by a tribunal appointed pursuant to Article 134 of the Constitution”.

It adds that President Danny Faure has been equally informed of the CAA’s decision to appoint the tribunal which will be composed of Judge Michael Adams QC as the president, Judge John Raymond Murphy and Judge Olufunmilayo Atilade as members.

“As this matter is now before the tribunal which has been formally appointed, and which has to perform its functions entirely independently of the Constitutional

Appointments Authority, the authority is therefore not in a position to make any further comments,” adds the release.