It is worth noting that the Executive has increasingly displayed a penchant for disregarding court orders. Senior government officials have failed to enforce or honour court orders and instead publicly challenged the validity and legitimacy of the orders or the motives of the judicial officers who rendered them. In a democracy, parties are obliged to honour court orders, and if they disagree, they may appeal the case in a higher court and even seek suspension of enforcement, pending the appeal process. As such, something had to be done to remove Executive hegemony on the Judiciary and to allow judges to freely, professionally and independently dispense justice. Keeping in mind that Parliament seems increasingly captured by the executive, the Judiciary and JSC should refuse to capitulate, being the forum of last resort for protection of everyone’s rights and the law.

Source: Standard Digital June 11, 2020 15:33 UTC