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Liberia: Judiciary 'Marginalized' in Budgetary Allotment, Chief Justice Yuoh Alarmed Over Discrepancy

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Chief Justice Sie-A-Nyene Gyapay Yuoh has expressed concern over what she describes as an imposed budget allocation for the Judiciary Branch of Government. According to her, while the Executive and Legislative branches enjoy satisfactory budget allocations, the Judiciary has been marginalized in the process.

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"The Judiciary has engaged in discussions with the President, outlining a clear plan, starting with the Financial Autonomy Act of the Judiciary. We have informed them about the pending case regarding the Association of Trial Judges and the law concerning the salaries of judges and justices of the Supreme Court," Justice Yuoh stressed.

"The Judiciary, by law, is a separate branch of government, and therefore, everything concerning it should align with the law," she said.There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later."If the Judiciary cannot participate, then everything should be reconsidered," she added. Additionally, Justice Yuoh stated that the Judiciary would not defend its budget, as the Executive and Legislature, as equal branches of government, do not defend their budgets.Maintaining her stance on not defending the Judiciary Budget, Justice Yuoh added,"We are a whole branch of government, and we have informed them that we will not defend our budget because the President and the Speaker do not defend the budget either. We are not going to do it.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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