A tribunal has been appointed by the Constitutional Appointment Authority of Seychelles to inquire into certain complaints that it believes raise the spectre of misbehaviour by the chief justice.
In a press statement on Friday, the Authority said it had informed Chief Justice Mathilda Twomey of the setting up of the tribunal.
The Authority said it was “satisfied that a prima facie case of misbehaviour had been found and that the issues should be further inquired into by a tribunal appointed as per Article 134 of the Constitution.”
According to Article 134 of the Seychelles Constitution, a justice of appeal or judge may be removed from office only for inability to perform the functions of the office, whether arising from infirmity of body or mind, or from any other cause and for misbehaviour.
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Source: Seychelles News Agency
