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CCJ rejects move by cocaine accused to block state appeal

Oct 23, 2010 News

In an unprecedented application to the Caribbean Court of Justice, on October11, last, convicted drug trafficker Vishnu Bridgelall, called Haffa, attempted to prevent the Guyana Court of Appeal from hearing an appeal filed by the State in utter repugnance of the laws.
This attempt failed and Bridgelall must now face the appeal by the State.
Vishnu Bridgelall was charged by CANU for the offence of trafficking in 106.5 kilograms of cocaine concealed in fish glue. The case was heard by Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court and he was convicted.
Vishnu Bridgelall appealed his conviction to the Full Court which allowed the appeal despite legal submissions made by the State, and overturned the conviction. The State then sought and was granted leave of the Guyana Court of Appeal to appeal the decision of the Full Court.
However before the appeal could be heard, Counsel for Vishnu Bridgelall made an application to the Caribbean Court of Justice, to appeal the leave that was granted by the Guyana Court of Appeal, to the State.
Asked to comment, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions said that this was an attempt to use the Caribbean Court of Justice to prevent the Guyana Court of Appeal from hearing the appeal thereby undermining the authority of the Guyana Court of Appeal.
No law makes provision for such an application to be made to the Caribbean Court of Justice, the office of the DPP noted.
Bridgelall’s attempt failed. The application was refused by the Caribbean Court of Justice consisting of five judges, among them Justice of Appeal Michael De La Bastide and Justice Desiree Bernard.
The State was represented by Sir Fenton Ramsahoye QC and Ms Sonia Joseph Senior State Counsel from the DPP Chambers.
Vishnu Bridgelall called Haffa was represented by Mr. Sanjeev Datadin.

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