A group of lawyers, under the aegis of Legal
Defence and Assistance Project, have described as misconceived the plan by the
Senate to invite and question the seven judges recently arrested by the
Department of State Services for alleged corruption. In a statement on Sunday
by its National Coordinator, Mr. Chino Obiagwu, LEDAP said the constitution did
not give the legislature any oversight function on the judiciary pursuant to
the principle of separation of power. According to the group, only the National
Judicial Council is empowered by the constitution to regulate the conduct of
judges and discipline any erring judicial officer.
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