Deputy Chief Magistrate Tanweer Ikram has received a formal warning from the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office for misconduct. The warning follows his inadvertent liking of an offensive pro-Palestine LinkedIn post that described Israel as a 'terrorist' state and called for a free Palestine. The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office recognized the seriousness of the issues and the reputational harm to the judiciary from failing to comply with guidelines on judges’ use of social media. In response to the incident, judges are being urged to remove any reference to their roles from their social media profiles.
Judges rush to delete job titles from online profiles @TimesLaw https://t.co/abIxFZReMa “But Carr and Chalk used the Ikram case to restate that judges must remove any reference to their roles from their social media profiles. Ikram had identified himself as a senior judge on…
Judge who inadvertently liked offensive post formally warned: https://t.co/sx0cJYc4oZ
A senior judge who “liked” a post on social media that described Israel as a “terrorist” state and called for a free Palestine has been given a formal warning for misconduct. @LordWalney @ShabanaMahmood @AlexChalkChelt https://t.co/M4yeWdV23q https://t.co/8C9zi4k6lU
Senior judge handed formal warning for 'liked' pro-Palestine LinkedIn post https://t.co/bQwyfOkolb
The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office has now formally warned DJ Tanweer Ikram for misconduct, recognising the seriousness of the issues, and the reputational harm to the judiciary from failing to comply with guidelines on judges’ use of social media https://t.co/Kn6GDsx3sZ https://t.co/JX9YpEF6AI https://t.co/evUrTIc4eQ
"Senior judge handed formal warning for 'liked' pro-Palestine LinkedIn post "Deputy Chief Magistrate Tan Ikram has been given a formal warning" https://t.co/IlRRKDkRum