Associate Magistrate Falllah J. Matthews said stealing judges’ judgments and exposing them to the parties before they are delivered constitutes a clear violation of confidentiality, which he described as ‘evil.’ He questioned the transparency of the country’s courts if such practices are being condoned. “I am going to ensure that those engaged in such habits are held accountable and dealt with as provided by our laws,” Magistrate Matthews said. Matthews made the statement recently when he took over as Associate Magistrate of the Brewerville Magisterial Court, outside of Monrovia. “Violation of judges’ confidentiality by stealing their rulings and linking of court documents to the public are the two evils permeating our court system, and that needs to be stopped,” the Brewerville Associate Magistrate declared. “If this happens in our court, we are going to hold people entrusted with court documents responsible for the consequences,” Matthews warned.

Source: Daily Observer October 02, 2017 02:03 UTC