The Judicial Services Commission has announced that a Judicial Wigs Committee has been set up to investigate help decide on fate of the hairpiece worn at official functions by judges of higher courts.
“The raging debate on whether judges should continue wearing Judicial wigs has resulted in the Chief Justice of Zimbabwe setting up a JWC to see if the regalia is still necessary,” said the JSC in a statement in which they announced that Chief Justice Luke Malaba had set op the wigs committee.
Thy said the committee will get views from stakeholders within the judiciary system as well as the general public.
“Judges are debating, but the committee now wants to hear views from the general public before making a decision.
“It is on this basis that Malaba constituted the JWC to stir discussions and solicit the views and comments of all stakeholders in the justice delivery system and the public.”
The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has challenged continued uses of the wigs saying that the relic of colonial Rhodesia is intimidating and expensive.
The wigs cost upwards of US$2,000 apiece and in 2019 the JSC bought 64 of the wigs from UK firm for US$132,973.86
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