Somebody has to keep an eye on what is going on and how this case is being handled. It is an independent and unqualified right. As I have stated, it is impossible to have a fair hearing or to have procedural fairness if a reasonable apprehension of bias has been established. If there has been denial of a right to a fair hearing, it cannot be cured by the tribunal's subsequent decision. A decision of a tribunal which denied the parties a fair hearing cannot be simply voidable and rendered valid as a result of the subsequent decision of the tribunal.
Procedural fairness is an essential aspect of any hearing before a tribunal.
The damage created by apprehension of bias cannot be remedied. The hearing, and any subsequent order resulting from it, is void. The language could not be more clear. Your guess is as good as my guess. We know that some media folks have the scent.