A recent statement by the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court’s chief justice that attempts are being made to influence the courts shows that the judiciary is on guard against the practice, according to attorney David Dorsett.
The concerns referred to were expressed by Chief Justice Janice Pereira at the start of the new law year in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).
According to Dorsett, the statement by Pereira has been misinterpreted by some to suggest that there is corruption associated with the judiciary.
Antigua Bar Association president Debra Burnett has described the chief justice’s statement on attempted judicial interference as direct and uncompromising.
She also took a stab at trying to identify where the interference was coming from.
Responding to a suggestion that the interference could be coming from politicians, the Bar Association president pointed out that they too were sometimes litigants.
Interference is also something the Caribbean Court of Justice is on guard against, according to Dorsett.
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