Judicial watchdog considers probe into Drug Court Judge’s blog
15 May 2014, 3:37 PM
Zaheena Rasheed
The Judicial Services Commission (JSC) is considering a probe into a blog post by Drug Court Judge Mahaz Ali.
The judge’s May 8 blog post disagreed with the Attorney General’s (AG) advise on the ongoing leadership vacuum at the independent Prosecutor General’s (PG) Office.
JSC member Sheikh Shuaib Abdul Rahman said the commission had started discussions on whether to proceed with an investigation, but said a decision has not been made yet.
“I do not believe the commission should take up this matter. Article 41 of the Judges Act allows judges to engage in academic writing,” Shuaib said.
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