National Assembly Confirms 4 Judges Unanimously During their sitting no. 14/2011 on Monday chaired by Deputy Speaker Daniel Awet Akot, South Sudan National Legislative Assembly confirmed 4 judges of the judiciary and the chief justice of Supreme Court of South Sudan without objection, after appointment by the President last week. 28 September 2011 National Assembly Confirms 4 Judges Unanimously South Sudan National Assembly members during a past session [File photo]
JUBA, 28th September 2011 – During their sitting no. 14/2011 on Monday chaired by Deputy Speaker Daniel Awet Akot, South Sudan National Legislative Assembly confirmed 4 judges of the judiciary and the chief justice of Supreme Court of South Sudan without objection, after appointment by the President last week. Before the discussion, Akot urged members of the August house to look into their curriculum vitae properly. These judges include: Justice Bullen Panchol Awal, Benjamin Baak Deng, Mohamed Ismail Said and John Gatewech Lul Wur. Mr. Maker Thian a member of Parliament (MP) from Jonglei State asked members of the august house about the appointment saying, “I would like to know whether there was a recommendation from the South Sudan Judiciary Service Commission or not? Two, according to the National Transitional Constitution which says that the Supreme Court shall consist of nine members, now where are the rest?” In response, the Minister of Justice John Luk Jok explained that the South Sudan Service Commission has been consulted by the President already. He cited that according to the article 133 of the Transitional Constitution which stated that “Judges shall have the following requirements to validate their appointment; 1) credibility 2) neutrality of the person politically. 3) Personal integrity. 4) Qualifications. 5) Work experience in the legal field. John Luk proceeded to read their credentials to the house one after another carefully and asked the members of august house to confirm these four members of Supreme Court. Majok Dut Muorwel of SPLM from Warrap State immediately seconded the confirmation of the four members to the Supreme Court with exclamation. Muorwel said that these four judges had strongly opposed the legal tactics used by Arabs to constraint the Independence of South Sudan during and after referendum. Therefore, he said “these are well qualified, competent judges who will serve this new nation with integrity and honesty.” Deputy Speaker Akot urged all the members of august house to prepare for the bills which were tabled last week by the Minister of Justice because “it is your obligation to make good bills in this house.” The bills include Weight and Measures, Consumer Protection, Export and Import and National Bureau of Standard. Salva Kiir Mayardit is yet to appoint other five judges since the Supreme Court is made of nine judges. Source: the citizen & SCRN Posted in: Home -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
