Justice Laurie-Ann Smith-Bovell has urged jurors to play an active role in preserving law and order, stressing that their decisions and civic conduct are critical to maintaining a stable society.

Thanking jurors in the No. 4 Supreme Court for their service ahead of the Assizes’ summer break, the High Court judge said that citizens must stand for principles that protect society.

She said: “The reality is that we live in a society where you have to stand for something. If you’re not standing for a principle, the society will dissolve into anarchy and chaos. And this is where it happens, so you can either take the stand to reflect what is moral and good in society, or you could take the position of going along with the rest of society and prepare for anarchy to reign.”