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403. Le droit, c'est moi

By Joel Jacobsen

From The Slovak Spectator, news of an open letter from 15 judges protesting disciplinary proceedings against one of their number.  Well, of course they don't like it, right?  But this story comes with a twist: The letter by the 15 judges cites cases of disciplinary proceedings against Judges Anna Benešová, Darina Kuchtová, Milan Ru?i?ka and Robert Urban to support their claim that disciplinary proceedings have turned into a tool of intimidation.'And there are additional ones where it seems that the common denominator is criticism of Supreme Court and Judicial Council head Štefan Harabin,' reads the letter, as quoted by the SITA newswire. Okay, so they're paranoid, too.  Except they aren't, as Harabin, the Judicial Council head, confirmed through a spokesperson: One of the cases to cause a judicial stir was that of Supreme Court Judge Peter Paluda, who has been temporarily suspended after filing a criminal complaint against Harabin for alleged abuse of power...continue to full post

Full post as published by Judging Crimes on November 06, 2009 (boomark / email).