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Freddie Skating on thin ice
Dear Editor,
Reference is made to Mr. Freddie Kissoon’s perennial complaints about an early trial of the defamation lawsuit filed against Kissoon by President Jagdeo. When this lawsuit was filed more than a year ago, I commented in a KN missive that I did not expect it to come to trial because I could not see the President seriously taking on Freddie and his penchant for lies and distortions. I did not take it to be a serious issue and felt it will die with time when the President leaves office.
Little did I know that Kissoon, in bravado style but really bluffing, wanted the matter to go to trial immediately and petitioned for an early date to face off with Jagdeo before the President demits office. Kissoon wanted the public to know he was a tough guy. Now Freddie is saying he is opposed to an early trial. All Kissoon has to do is ask the court and it will comply and he can get years of delays.
Time is not an issue in this case and will not determine who wins or loses. The facts are the issue. On the merits of the case, the facts are on the side of the President for I don’t think Kissoon will be able to prove his accusations against the President. I remind Kissoon that about 12 years ago, Basdeo Panday called media magnate Ken Gordon a “pseudo-racist”. Gordon sued and won big bucks. Panday appealed and got the punitive damages reduced but the charge was upheld. He appealed to the Privy Council which sustained most of the Appeal Court rulings. It is difficult to prove someone is a racist. Freddie’s defense boils down to whether he has evidence proving the President is a racist. That is impossible to prove for, according to almost every Guyanese, Jagdeo is non racial. Almost everyone in Guyana says Jagdeo has bent backwards to accommodate Africans most of whom see the President in a positive light in an opinion poll I recently conducted.
Kissoon is putting his house at risk for he will not be able to successfully defend himself against Jagdeo’s lawsuit. Sorry Fred! You are skating on thin ice. Ask the court for a long delay.
Vishnu Bisram
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