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The National Judicial Council has introduced a policy to curb the disclosure of petitions against judicial officers.
The new policy will bar the media from reporting on details of such petitions until the council considers it right for such disclosures.
The policy is coming is coming at a time when the council is faces intense public scrutiny following the arrest and investigation of several senior judges on allegations of corruption.
Under the new policy, petitioners willing to file complaints against judicial officers must first depose to an affidavit pledging that no content of such petitions would be made public, by them or by persons known to them.
Here are other things as contained in the new policy:
- The Council will discard any petition made public, even after investigations have already commenced.
- The council further said it would only allow the publication of complaints after investigation had been concluded.
- Upon the conclusion of any investigation, the judicial disciplinary bodies may allow public disclosure of their findings, subject to following the proper channels for such disclosure.
The new policy will bar the media from reporting on details of such petitions until the council considers it right for such disclosures.
The policy is coming is coming at a time when the council is faces intense public scrutiny following the arrest and investigation of several senior judges on allegations of corruption.
Under the new policy, petitioners willing to file complaints against judicial officers must first depose to an affidavit pledging that no content of such petitions would be made public, by them or by persons known to them.
Here are other things as contained in the new policy:
- The Council will discard any petition made public, even after investigations have already commenced.
- The council further said it would only allow the publication of complaints after investigation had been concluded.
- Upon the conclusion of any investigation, the judicial disciplinary bodies may allow public disclosure of their findings, subject to following the proper channels for such disclosure.
