The Bar Association of Guyana has condemned personal attacks on judicial officers on social media platforms.
In a statement yesterday, The Bar Council of The Bar Association of Guyana said it has observed and taken note of recent statements made, particularly on social media platforms, with regard to matters engaging or having engaged the Court, by parties related and unrelated to the said proceedings, directing personal attacks against judicial officers.
“The Bar Council of The Bar Association in the premises wishes to remind and urge members of the public to exercise responsibility in making public statements touching and concerning the administration of justice, including judicial officers and thereby refrain from personal attacks, the use of threatening language which threaten the personal safety of judicial officers or otherwise and or making scandalous, inflammatory and unsubstantiated allegations against judicial officers”, the Bar Association said.