(Kaieteur News) – Chartered accountant and attorney Christopher Ram has questioned whether Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) President Justice Winston Anderson has gone far enough in addressing the serious allegations that have plunged the regional court into an unprecedented internal crisis.

In a column published Saturday, Ram said Anderson’s lengthy public response to allegations made by five of the Court’s six other sitting judges was an important development, but argued that the statement “cannot be the final word” on a controversy that has already damaged the integrity and perceived impartiality of the region’s apex court.

The controversy erupted after leaked internal correspondence revealed deep divisions among the CCJ judges, with five judges raising allegations including authoritarian leadership, interference in judicial deliberations and manipulation of judicial panels. Justice Peter Jamadar reportedly raised concerns about an alleged attempt to influence colleagues during deliberations in the extradition matter involving Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed and his father, Nazar Mohamed.