As part of efforts to address the alleged corrupt practices of some
judges in the judiciary, the National Judicial Council, NJC, yesterday
issued a directive to all judges presiding in “sensitive and highly
visible trials such as election petition proceedings” to declare their
assets before they begin proceedings on such cases and immediately after
they give judgement on such cases.
This directive will be reflected in the new code of conduct for judicial
officers which is currently being reviewed by a 10-man Judicial Ethics
Committee set up by NJC.
Source: LIB.
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