In the story she is quoted as having indicated that the reports by the media concerning the recent extra-judicial killings by state security forces are part of a grand plan by an evil coalition hell-bent on ousting the President from his position. If this story is true, it has to be a worrying incident. We need to outline that the Tribunal is the only recourse for members of the public to lodge applications or complaints against the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS). Since the DIS was created it has been a bone of contention between those who seek to widen the avenues through which members of the public can appeal against any possible abuses by DIS agents and those who seem satisfied with the current system. It is not a new debate, though the recent incident involving Fantan has re-ignited it.
From the onset, we disapproved of Fantan's appointment to this important tribunal not because we doubted her ability to discharge any other duty independently, but because in this particular matter we questioned her status as a cousin to the President, to make objective judgements regarding the intelligence body. The intelligence body was conceived by the President soon after his ascendance to the highest office in the land, amid a barrage of criticism.
