TALKING POINT: CJ MAKES NO DEFENCE - WHY?

The Chief Justice speaking to her 'fraternity' of judicial officers in the Judicial Services Association spoke of many things, but refused to make a defence of the impeachment charges against her.

Many persons in the legal fraternity asked why she would not make a speech exonerating herself of specific charges after all, when she is meeting persons of her own persuasion - judicial officers.

After all nothing so effective as acquitting oneself before one's own people, one's own colleagues as it were, but she passed up the opportunity - -which raises the valid question, what gives?