And thirdly, the question arises whether victims become re-victimized before the eyes of the justices themselves when they seek justice against the powerful. The only salvation for powerless citizens whose rights are violated by arbitrary action on the part of powerful and arrogant agents of the state, is a fiercely independent judiciary which is also acutely sensitive to how the powerful has access to all the means to subvert justice in the name of law and justice. These networks constitute a new coalition of the powerful to manipulate the process of justice for personal and political gain. I think they should, because the question of justice in all these cases has become entangled with political agendas and ambitions of the powerful and those powerful coalitions of the powerful have been seeking to undermine justice. That would be the day when those who live by justice also demonstrate that justice is largely about conscience.

Source: Sunday Observer March 16, 2019 19:52 UTC