The National Judicial Council (NJC) appears to have drawn the battle line with the Department of State Security (DSS) following the agency’s recent arrest of nine judges for alleged corruption.
The council has decided against suspending six of the judges contrary to the expectation of the DSS.
The remaining three had earlier been recommended for suspension by the NJC for misconduct.
The council, The Nation, gathered yesterday is insisting on the DSS providing evidence of its allegations of corruption against the judges before any official sanction can be taken against them.
The NJC’s refusal to suspend the six serving judges is believed to be delaying their arraignment in court.