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TSC shouldn’t withdraw Knut contempt charges

TSC shouldn’t withdraw Knut contempt charges

On July 1, 2013, the Industrial Court declared the just-concluded teachers’ strike illegal and ordered Knut to call it off  and engage in negotiations. Knut defied this directive. It was reported that one of the Government’s concessions was that the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) would drop the contempt of court charges on condition the union ended the strike. This horse-trading between Government, TSC and Knut sets a precedent that is as worrying as it is irregular.

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