Kiribati flag with statue of lady justice and judicial scales.
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A United Nations Special Rapporteur has castigated the Kiribati Government for its treatment of judges and the country’s judicial crisis.
Kiribati has limited legal services available, with no court of appeal, following the suspension of five judges.
Those suspended were four New Zealand judges and one Australian.
The issues stem from the government’s push to remove David Lambourne, whose wife is the opposition leader, as a judge, back in 2020.
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