PDA

View Full Version : Objections to JCE magistrates



NewsWhore
11-15-2006, 06:10 PM
Cardinal Lopez Rodriguez and two of the country's main business organizations are voicing concerns about the selection process for the Central Electoral Board (JCE) magistrates that will be in charge of the 2008 presidential election. Their focus was on the fact that there had been indications that the new magistrates would come from the major political parties. The Dominican Cardinal was emphatic in saying that "some politicians are no good even for politics, much less for dispensing justice." He added that politicians should not be the ones who organize elections. Speaking for National Private Business Council (CONEP) and Young Entrepreneurs Association (ANJE), the Cardinal said, "We want committed and capable people, who are subject to scrutiny by people who are supposed to be reliable and non-political in meting out justice."

More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)