Original report from Phnom Penh
11 December 2007
The Supreme Council of the Magistracy will meet next week to decide on rotations of court judges and other officials nationwide, in a decision that will affect at least a quarter of the judiciary and could stymie favoritism.
Judges who have worked for four years or more in one city or province will be moved to another, according to a source familiar with the proceedings, who spoke on conditions of anonymity.
The meeting will be held under the leadership of King Norodom Sihamoni—a constitutional monarch with few political powers.
The shuffle was hailed as a positive development by civic groups.
"This is a justice system reform, and can help in curbing corruption," said Sok Samoeun, executive director of the Cambodian Defenders Project.
Groups have called in the past for the Council to shift the judges, in order to prevent cronyism, he said. "After a while, provincial high-ranking officials become friends, and this can lead to bias."
Judges who have worked for four years or more in one city or province will be moved to another, according to a source familiar with the proceedings, who spoke on conditions of anonymity.
The meeting will be held under the leadership of King Norodom Sihamoni—a constitutional monarch with few political powers.
The shuffle was hailed as a positive development by civic groups.
"This is a justice system reform, and can help in curbing corruption," said Sok Samoeun, executive director of the Cambodian Defenders Project.
Groups have called in the past for the Council to shift the judges, in order to prevent cronyism, he said. "After a while, provincial high-ranking officials become friends, and this can lead to bias."
6 comments:
That is not a bad idea, so long our judges don't have to spend more on transportation to work because this may lead them into corruption. They are already on tight budget as it is.
I don't see your connection from transportation to corruption but whatever.
What would be a better idea if local judges were voted in by the people and term limits are set. Having been put in position by the people, judges will be more likely to follow the peoples interest and not the interests of their masters.
Judges and court are the tool of dictatorship.
No only judges are under fear, every governmental officers and general peoples are under fear of Hun Sen leadership.
The mountains are tall and higth but still lower than the grass,Hun Sen,Nazy,Pol Pot ect . so powerful but still scare of the snipers,in Hun Sen Case where are the snipers??
That is the stupidest question I ever heard off, 8:34.
Do you really want to know where the snippers are? Alright, I tell you where they are. They all have been snipped and put in their graves.
Anymore question?
I wish we have better king. He has very small brain. The evident in the past 3 years shown his ability.
He tries just to survive is the system so that his father and mother can live and kiss Sen’ ass
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