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THE failure by the Executive to uphold court orders and constitutional protections has been criticised by a High Court judge who ruled that two men imprisoned for nearly four decades on unconstitutional sentences must be resentenced by a criminal court.

“The Executive's failure to act is not merely a delay — it is a sustained refusal to comply with binding court orders, including those of the country’s highest court.

“This unexplained and protracted inaction can only be interpreted as a deliberate refusal to comply with the law and the judicial authority.