For the first time in Chadian history a Supreme Court and a Constitutional Council officially began to function on 28 April 1999. The government continued to use the judicial system to harass members of opposition parties.
The judicial system is subject to the military regime and is used to support a policy of repression.
Frequent allegations of threats, intimidation and attacks on judges and prosecutors, as well as an ineffective or insufficient system of protection within the judiciary for those targeted by such threats, are the main obstacles for the independence of the judiciary in Guatemala.
The Malaysian judiciary, although it generally acts independently, was widely seen to be complicit in political prosecutions by the government, particularly in the trial of former Deputy Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim.
The judiciary in Iran is not free from government or religious influence. The judiciary and law enforcement agencies continue to serve as the main tools of oppression in the country.
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