President says Judicial Service Commission will be set up ‘soon’

Even as Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall SC had promised that the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) would be established long before the end of the first quarter of this year, President Irfaan Ali yesterday said that it will be established “soon”.

Speaking at a press conference hosted in Region 3, the President when questioned about the JSC said that while he will not give a timeline as to the appointment he will ensure the commission is appointed “soon”. 

The President said that certain issues will be dealt with at the level of parliament and some other agencies and as soon as those are finalized the JSC will be established.