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                Nigel Hawke

Solicitor General Nigel Hawke resigned with immediate effect yesterday shortly after Court of Appeal judge Rishi Persaud rebuked Attorney General Basil Williams SC for glaring errors in documents submitted to the court regarding government’s challenge of the no confidence judgments, sources say.

Stabroek News was reliably informed that he told staff of his resignation. Shortly after returning to office from court, he was locked in a closed door meeting with Williams for about 15 minutes. Reports are that the former magistrate who spent some time in Belize emerged from the building with his belongings and left the area in a taxi. A vehicle had been assigned to him.

 

There was no public announcement of his appointment but this newspaper was told that it took effect sometime last month.

Efforts to contact Hawke and Williams were futile.

https://www.google.ca/amp/s/ww...general-resigns/amp/

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Bibi Haniffa posted:

Were the papers filed erroneously, or is this a tactic to further delay the process?

It the process refers to the no-confidence motion, the action is irrelevant and of no effect on the NCV.

The Chief Judge's decision stands and elections must be held before March 20, 2019.

If elections are not held by the prescribed time, the government would be an illegal one unless there are extenuating circumstances which would require the Opposition Leader and his members to support a motion, by at least two thirds of all MPs, to extend the date to a desirable time.

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Django posted:
Demerara_Guy posted:
Bibi Haniffa posted:

Were the papers filed erroneously, or is this a tactic to further delay the process?

It the process refers to the no-confidence motion, the action is irrelevant and of no effect on the NCV.

The Chief Judge's decision stands and elections must be held before March 20, 2019.

How so ?

Guyana Constitution.

FM

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