An Australian judge is a step closer to being deported from Kiribati after the country's parliament voted in favour of his removal from the High Court.
Justice Lambourne has lived in Kiribati for many years and is married to the current opposition leader, Tessie Lambourne.In a statement Justice Lambourne said he was deeply saddened by the resolution in parliament. Of the five allegations against him, the tribunal found only one constituted a breach of the judicial code of conduct and that related to a delay in handing down a written judgement in a case.In his statement Justice Lambourne said he was "denied natural justice from the beginning" and the tribunal's procedures were "deeply flawed".
Kiribati has relied on expatriate judges for its senior courts but Kiribati's government has dramatically escalated its campaign against the judiciary in recent years. Peak Islamic groups call for review of Sydney counterterrorism raids that led to five teenagers charged
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