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Public criticism of judicial edicts within reason
Your editorial ("Elsie Leung's criticism of the city's top court may have been unwise", October 19) raises intriguing questions about judicial independence and free speech.
Judicial independence is a variable secular precept and not an absolute religious creed. It is neither infallible nor unquestionable. As Wikipedia explains, "different countries deal with the idea of judicial independence through different means". For social development, we should review whether the kind of judicial independence prescribed by the existing institution serves its intended social purposes. If judges are biased or incompetent, judicial independence becomes judicial tyranny.