State's culture of disobeying court orders worrying - Ombudsman - News Summed Up

State's culture of disobeying court orders worrying - Ombudsman


The Commission of Administrative Justice has asked the government and its agencies to stop the culture of disobeying court orders. In a statement on Tuesday, the Commission said the recent developments relating to disobedience of court orders and crackdown of persons alleged to have breached the law is worrying. "In a clear demonstration of gross abuse of power, the government not only disregarded the court orders but also, in some instances, used police to evade and block service (of the orders)," The Commission said. More on this: NTV and KTN back on air as Omtatah files contempt suitThe government also disregarded orders to release lawyer Miguna Miguna on Friday. Last week, Communications Authority director general Francis Wangusi was also denied access to his office even after the court lifted his suspension by the CA board.


Source: The Star February 06, 2018 09:56 UTC



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