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@Former Member posted:
Bar Association condemns attack on CJJ ahead of ruling
Jul 07, 2020 News 0 Comments
The Bar Council of the Guyana Bar Association yesterday condemned the attacks on the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ahead of their ruling on the Jagdeo, Ali et al appeal case. With the Caribbean Court expected to hand down their ruling tomorrow, there has been frequent attacks on the court, warning against ruling in a certain way.
The Bar Council, in a statement, pointed out that they have observed that parties on all sides of the pending litigation, including main contenders from the Opposition Peopleβs Progressive Party (PPP) and incumbent A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change Coalition (APNU+AFC), and βincluding parties outside of the litigationβ, have resorted to multiple forms of media, providing commentary and information in an attempt to advance their respective cases.
Those attempts also include peaceful protests actions by the APNU+AFC Coalition held yesterday in Linden, Berbice and Georgetown. The small groups of protestors held placards saying βRespect our Sovereigntyβ, βNo Foreign Interferenceβ and βThe CCJ must respect Guyanaβs Constitution.β According to reports, the protestors did not receive permission to host the protest and were quickly disbursed. Additionally, the attempts to sway the ruling of the CCJ, according to the Bar Council have escalated to the point where a full-page ad was placed in the Trinidad and Tobago Guardian on July 4.
βThe continuous, pervasive and escalated actions observed in both Guyana and most recently by way of a full page advertisement have made it necessary,β the Council said, for them to speak.
βThis conduct,β the release stated, βis unreservedly condemned. Of even greater offence is the use of social media by members of the society to launch unnecessary, malicious and contemptuous attacks on sitting members of our Apex Court.β
The Council denounced all conduct and actions regarding pending proceedings which they said are calculated to interfere with the administration of justice; are intended to prejudice the administration of justice; are made with the deliberate intention of interfering with the course of justice; are made carelessly or negligently without due regard for the integrity and processes associated with the pending proceedings; create a serious risk that the course of justice may be interfered with; prejudge the matters in issue before the Court; and undermine public confidence in the Court and or administration of justice.
The Council further, that the course of justice and the administration of justice in legal proceedings are βcritical pillars on which the rule of law rests.β
βThe pillars of justice are intended to stand robustly after many of us are no longer of this earth, let not our conduct today cause harm to the administration of justice that it will take generations to remedy.β
They also called on all parties involved in the case to βhold their voices, respect the processes of the administration of justice and thereby cease your injurious conduct.β
PNC shameless attacks on CCJ speaks volumes of this illegal and criminal Cabal.
If people think that Burnham was bad, this dictator Granger is 1000 times worse. He is a cancer to democracy and a threat to the future of Guyana. He has taken our country 100 year backwards.
Shameless SOB Granger !
They went to CCJ to stop Bharat from running a third time and the court agreed but all of a sudden when they try to Rig, the court is now interfering in Guyana's sovereignty ? Shameless PNC SOB's.
Hinds also attacked the CCJ stating that they will be causing a coup in Guyana.
What world are these Criminal PNC Cabal and their supporters living in by attacking CCJ ?