Chief justice’s actions within the law

IN reference to the letters “CJ not above the law” and “CJ must not defy NEC” (The National, Feb 16), I agree in principle that no one is above the law.
However, it appears that the wri­ters and some citizens refuse to admit the truth about the legal implications on the current political impasse.
Instead, they choose to deviate from the truth by providing their own views to suit their own interest and that of those who paid them to form such opinions, in an attempt to get the people to support the illegally formed O’Neill-Namah government.
No matter how hard you guys try to mislead this country, the truth will always prevail.
As the saying goes, it is easier to defend truth than to defend a lie, and the time will come when truth will set this nation free.
As for the suspension of the chief justice by the National Executive Council (NEC), all law-abiding ci­tizens will agree with me that it is a ploy by the prime minister to protect himself, his deputy and their rogue MPs from facing contempt charges  before the Supreme Court.
While the current government’s intention to weed out corruption is good, the timing of the suspension is highly questionable since the ESP’s appeal on the legitimacy of O’Neill’s election was still pending.
Their anti-corruption approaches without complying with the law are now also highly questionable and raise a lot of doubt towards their intentions.
It is clear abuse of power by cabinet members, with NEC’s stubbornness in removing the chief justice from the hearing of the contempt charges.
This shows blatant disrespect for the judiciary, which is the only institution in our country that has stood firm over the years in protecting our Constitution.
Therefore, it is justifiable when the chief justice obtained a restraining order to prevent the NEC from suspending him and referring him to the leadership tribunal for allegations of misconduct in office.
Having shared my views on this, I request that the media be refrained from publishing any articles on the said issue.

Gregory Hombuahin
Nindibari village, West Yangoru