In a press release issued by the Chief Justice, Peter Shivute, in his capacity as the Chairperson of the Southern African Chief Justices Forum (SACJF) he called on the Swazi authorities to handle the case involving Swaziland's Chief Justice Michael Ramodibedi as well as the Registrar of the High Court of Swaziland and two judges with care.
"The SACJF has been following reports off events taking place in the Kingdom of Swaziland involving the arrest of two judges, the Registrar of the High Court of Swaziland and the possible arrest of Chief Justice Michael Ramodibedi. The SACJF affirms the principle of independence, impartiality and accountability of the judiciary without which there cannot be effective separation of powers amongst the three branches of government, namely, the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary," Chief Justice Shivute stated in a media release.
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