00:00Senior Counsel Avery Synanon says the situation has the potential to shatter the public's
00:07confidence in the justice system.
00:09He adds that it is time for judges to speak out.
00:13The individual members of the individual judges must be their confidence, their self-esteem
00:21being impacted upon.
00:24And I think, my own view is, that these judges should get together, issue a statement, discuss
00:32the matter, issue a statement and say whether they have confidence in the Chief Justice
00:38and the PLSC as President or not.
00:43You have to take the bull by the horns.
00:45The Privy Council stated that pressuring a judge to resign by holding out the threat
00:51of disciplinary proceedings, as the Commission did, circumvents the constitutional safeguards
00:57laid down in Section 137 and undermines their purpose.
01:02According to Synanon's Senior Counsel, it was an evisceration of the Constitution.
01:08He also shared the view that the Prime Minister should intervene.
01:12This is a serious incitement of the JLSC and the Chief Justice under his leadership for
01:20having engaged in oppressive action, unlawful action against this judge.
01:28And therefore, the ball is now in the Prime Minister's court to act.
01:35He says confidence must be restored in the judicial system.
01:40And there is only one way to achieve that.
01:43Section 137 will be invoked by the Prime Minister and a representation will be made.
01:49I think, in fairness, the other members of the JLSC should resign.
01:56That is my view.
01:57Nicole M Romani, TV6 News.
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