[TheDon]

His comment did not address that question, but rather he was addressing the need for an independent judiciary.

[inquest]

It doesn't matter what question he was addressing. A false statement is a false statement. He said:

"But those rights were empty promises, because that system did not have an independent judiciary to uphold the rule of law and enforce those rights."

That is false. The lack of an independent judiciary was not the reason why those rights were empty promises.