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Outgoing President of the Caribbean Court of Justice Adrian Saunders has again defended the independence of the regional court.
Justice Saunders, speaking on Tuesday, again stressed that the court is free of political or other interference, noting that certain pronouncements regarding the CCJ have sought to damage its image in the minds of the public.
"I can vouch for the judges of the CCJ; predecessor judges of the CCJ (and) the current bench that they are all persons of impeccable integrity," he asserted.
Therefore, he said, any perception that they are susceptible to political interference "is rubbish!"
"We would all, as Caribbean people, do well to follow the injunction of Brother Bob (Marley) when he speaks about emancipating ourselves," he added, noting that "for too long we've allowed ourselves, without evidence... to be distrustful of institutions, of our officialdom, with no just cause."
Justice Saunders is set to demit office on July 3 and will be succeeded by Jamaican jurist Justice Winston Anderson as President of the CCJ.
The Trinidad & Tobago based Caribbean Court of Justice was inaugurated in 2005. It has final jurisdiction over all civil and criminal matters for five countries - Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Guyana, and St. Lucia, and in relation to matters pertaining to the CARICOM Single Market & Economy for other states, including Jamaica.
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