Superior Council of Judicial Magistrate Established: Vice-Minister Sarmento
04/2/03
Vice-Minister
of Justice, Domingos Sarmento announced on Tuesday the
establishing of the Superior Council of Judicial Magistrate.
The Council
is composed by Domingos Barreto (Head of Baucau District Prosecutor),
Manuel
Abrantes (Vice-Minister of Justice), Cirilio José Cristovão,
(Judge Member of
Dili District Tribunal) and Maria Natercia Gusmão Pereira (Judge
Member Special
Panel).
Sarmento
said the next step would be for the Council to elect the
President of the Supreme Tribunal who will also be the President of the
Magistrate Supreme Council.
The Vice-
Minister added that the return of Judge
Claudio, (from Portugal) and the most experience of all the Timorese
Judges will spend his time between the Appeal Tribunal and transfer of
experiences and knowledge and capacity to the younger judges to enable
them
to perform professionally in future. (STL)