Dear Editor,
Over the past few weeks, the Ministry of Justice has been justly and actively unveiling the plans of the ministry. Plans and projects that have been in the queue to be executed, though commendable, it is important for the Minister of Justice to exercise the separation of powers, and not let the good efforts be tainted with politics
Law enforcement/Justice and politics should never be intertwined, mingled with or even wear a political colour. There is no place for it in the justice system, as each citizen has the right to have confidence in law enforcement, knowing that it should be impartial and fair.
Once that stigma of politics is placed or the affiliation with a political party, then that confidence is broken and Lady Justice no longer wears that role of applying equal justice to all.
At the same token, Members of Parliament should also remember their role and allow ministries to function as they should.
As parliamentarians, our responsibility lies solely within the realms of Parliament; crossing those responsibilities often blurs lines and in fact goes against the checks and balances that were instilled in our Constitution.
Leona Marlin Romeo
Member of Parliament
