Edghill contempt case against Freddie Kissoon …Judge to rule on validity of proceedings

May 31, 2012 News

Justice Diana Insanally will in a month’s time, decide whether she will hear the contempt of court proceedings launched by Bishop Juan Edghill against columnist Freddie Kissoon and Kaieteur News’ Publisher, Glenn Lall.
Senior Counsel Ashton Chase, who is representing the Bishop, defended the way in which the proceedings were filed. Rebutting the charges made by the defense attorneys, Chase said that a motion is the correct procedure to be adopted in the contempt proceedings brought before the court.
Defence lawyers for Kissoon and Lall however maintained their argument that the contempt proceedings filed by Edghill are not consistent with the rules of the court.
The Judge reserved June 27, 2012 for her decision.
Edghill, who headed the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), and later joined the ruling PPP and became Junior Finance Minister, wants Kissoon jailed for an article he had written.
Edghill, in his capacity as Chairman of the ERC was before Justice James Bovell-Drakes in an application for an injunction by then Opposition Leader, Robert Corbin, to stop Edghill from functioning as Chairman.
Edghill is asking the court to institute penal sanctions against Kissoon because while that injunction was being determined, Kissoon had written a commentary on the ERC.
Nigel Hughes represents the first defendant in association with Mrs. Hobbs-Nurse. The second defendant, Kaieteur News, is represented by Khemraj Ramjattan in association with Mr. Neil Parsram.
“Frederick Kissoon contributed and caused to be published an article in which are expressed views and opinions touching the above court proceedings and which are aimed, calculated and directed to prejudice a fair and impartial hearing,” Edghill charged in his affidavit.
Mr Chase told the court that the proceedings are essentially summary proceedings and are devoid of the weighty considerations or the “long drawn out” proceedings associated with writs and petitions.
As such, in seeking various legal authorities, he told the court that seeking to get the court’s attention on the contempt proceedings by way of a motion was correct.
Ramjattan and Hughes argued otherwise, saying that under the Rules of the Court Mr Chase’s case was “incapable of being sustained.”
Hughes argued that filing the proceedings by way of “motion” was inconsistent with the rules of the High Court.
It was reiterated that filing contempt proceedings by way of motion can only take place in existing proceedings.
Bishop Edghill was present in the courtroom, as the defense lawyers had before complained to the Judge that the Bishop was being absent.

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