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As Jagdeo’s libel suit continues …OP staffer testifies

Apr 17, 2012 News

 

 

The libel suit against Kaieteur News’ columnist Freddie Kissoon continued yesterday before Justice Brassington Reynolds, with witness for plaintiff Rawle  Kissoon continuing his evidence in chief.
Senior Counsel Bernard De Santos yesterday questioned the witness using several copies of the Kaieteur News. However, before the initial questioning started there was some objection by attorney at law Nigel Hughes.
Hughes said that he had indicated for the witness to walk with the original copies.  Justice Reynolds also stated that the court needed to see the original copies to see where the excerpts came from.
Former President Bharrat Jagdeo filed the motion against Kissoon, Kaieteur News’ Editor Adam Harris and the newspaper’s Publisher, Glenn Lall, for in excess of $10 million in damages. The former president in his statement of claim said that the article ‘King Kong sent his goons to disrupt the Conference’ libeled him.
De Santos in his questioning asked the witness if he could have produced the original copies of the newspapers, and the witness answered in the positive.
Hughes interjected that he hoped that whatever is tendered before the court actually has relevance to what is inside the statement of claim.
However, Senior Counsel De Santos told the court that he believes all are admissible, since they show a pattern.
De Santos said that if one were to look at the article written they would see that Kissoon had a morbid obsession. He said that the articles show malice and vilification.
De Santos continued to state that it’s a consistent behaviour.  However, Hughes said that De Santos cannot bring an article on cricket, to show malice. Moreover the witness stated in court that he would analyze various articles which criticized the former president.
The witness could not say how many articles were analyzed, since he did not have the information on his person. The matter has been adjourned to May 16.

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