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Sep 20, 2008 News

Justice delayed is justice denied – AFC

The Alliance For Change (AFC) has since written to both Justice Carl Singh — the Acting Chancellor, and Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang, urging that the former concludes the court hearing or, alternatively, that a new Judge of the High Court be forthwith assigned to address the petition, preferably on a priority basis, so that an early determination of the Region 10 seat issue is made.

AFC leader Raphael Trotman revealed this during the party’s most recent press conference, where it was reiterated that “Justice delayed is justice denied.”

The party leader, at the time, lamented the fact that, in terms of the elections petition filed in 2006, the AFC was disappointed in the static situation of the petition instituted by its Region 10 Candidate, Walter Melville.
Trotman noted that the petition has seen no forward movement over the last eleven months.

“The last sitting occurred in October 2007…Submissions on a wholly frivolous in limine point raised by the PPP’s lawyer were asked to be put in writing by then Chief Justice Carl Singh.”

These have since been done, according to Trotman, who noted that communication with the now Acting Chancellor, Justice. Carl Singh, has revealed that he may not be able to continue hearing the petition in view of Justice William Ramlal’s decision that one office holder cannot perform two office holders’ functions.

He noted that this essentially means that, as acting Chancellor, Justice Carl Singh cannot step down to hear the matter.

It was pointed out by Trotman that some two years have now passed since the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) declared the winner of a Parliamentary seat to be the PPP/C, and not the AFC as was to be the case.

“The nation knows that the AFC won the seat and that GECOM’s Statements of Poll showed this undisputable fact…To say that the AFC has been cheated would be to understate the gravity of this injustice…The real losers of this illegal action have been the good citizens of Region 10 who placed their confidence in the AFC…”

It was also emphasized that the PPP/C has usurped its position and has used the opportunity, “in our opinion, to subjugate the free will and spirit of residents of Region 10 by ensuring that they are denied much needed jobs and opportunities; proper roads and transportation services”.

“Despite all of the assurances given to the AFC by GECOM and that this matter will be resolved amicably and expeditiously, we have now ground to a halt and no one has chosen to stand on the side of the AFC, be it civil society or the main opposition party…This attack against democracy should be seen as an attack against all, and the continued illegal occupation of the seat by the PPP is an abomination which must be denounced and fought against,” the AFC explained.

The party also highlighted that, “The recent madness which took place at the Wismar Hospital, where robbery and sexual assault were perpetuated against hapless nurses, is a tragedy of profound proportions and is indicative of the neglect and scant regard that the PPP/C administration has for the people and workers of the community”.

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