Fijileaks
  • Home
  • Archive Home
  • In-depth Analysis
    • BOI Report into George Speight and others beatings
  • Documents
  • Opinion
  • CRC Submissions
  • Features
  • Archive

JUSTICE DELAYED, AGAIN: Now, Sri Lankan magistrate delegated to hear KILLER Bala's case had to attend a workshop - what bloody workshop?

28/6/2016

3 Comments

 

Parveen Bala’s trial will be held next Tuesday and Wednesday at the Lautoka Magistrates Court

Picture
Picture
Picture
The widow, Mrs Chand
Picture

From Fijileaks Archive - One judicial workshop excuse after another!

Picture
Picture
Picture
3 Comments
Chiku
28/6/2016 10:42:11 pm

It's good the Sri Lankan magistrate assigned to hear killer Minister Bala's case has taken off to attend a workshop. Hopefully he will learn at the workshop that justice delayed is justice denied - which has been the case in the Bala case for the victims. One would have thought the magistrate had learned that at his law school. But it's never too late to learn. Perhaps the workshop will also remind the magistrate that the law is meant to be applied with equal consideration to all citizens regardless of their status. Some times magistrates forget that - especially when they fall under political sway. I am sure the workshop the magistrate is attending has a beginning and an end with the customary speech making and paraphranalia . When it ends, the magistrate should go back to work - and do the right thing in the Bala case - as his professional duty demands.

Reply
Sam
28/6/2016 11:01:36 pm

Control of the prosecutors and judiciary in political hands is the greatest damage this regime has done to Fiji. Khaiyum controls and directs what matter to investigate (police, FICAC), who to prosecute (DPP, FICAC), has created a parallel prosecuting body taking instructions directly from him (FICAC), and has absolute control of the judiciary, even to the extent of sending words and phrases which must appear in the judgments. Such control is a solid trait of a vicious dictatorship. Even Rabuka wasnt this vicious and had allowed the judiciary to work independently. That is why Fiji rose so rapidly after 1997 constitution. To rise from Khaiyum's reign will take a long time.

Reply
Pita
29/6/2016 06:46:28 am

The ridiculous delays in hearing this case casts doubts on the integrity and notion of the independence of the judiciary. It therefore undermines the Constitution. Who ever is responsible is guilty of a crime against the Constitution. Where are the guardians of the Constitution like the Chief Justice, the DPP, the Minister of Justice and the Fiji Law Society? Their silence is deafening.

Reply

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    editor@fijileaks.com

    ARCHIVES

    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    Picture
    Picture