Judicial Council approves number of penalties for some judges

The Supreme Judicial Council, chaired by the Head of the Council, Judge Ahmed Yahya Al-Mutawakkil, heard, in council weekly meeting today,Monday, a briefing from the head of the Judicial Inspection Authority regarding holding training courses for alternate judges during the judicial holiday period of the holy month of Ramadan, with regard to urgent cases and how to deal with them in accordance with the law. The Council called on the judges and prosecutors in charge to adhere to their regular hours, and to be fully diligent in issuing orders on petitions that must not affect the essence of the right. The Council directed the Judicial Inspection Authority to follow up on the regularity of work progress by the judges and prosecutors on duty in the courts , prosecution offices, and to submit a report thereon to the Council. The Council approved the imposition of appropriate penalties against three judges for committing behavioral violations in the performance of their job duties in accordance with the law. It agreed to file the disciplinary case brought by the Judicial Inspection Authority against one of the judges, and to refer him to the Accounting Council. The Council reviewed the grievance of one of the judges and took appropriate action in accordance with the law. It also reviewed a number of requests referred by the Office of the Presidency of the Republic regarding a request to reconsider some judicial rulings issued against a number of complainants, and took appropriate decisions regarding them. The Council discussed a number of topics on its agenda, took appropriate decisions regarding them, and approved the minutes of its previous meeting after making some amendments to it. Source: Yemen News Agency