Disbarred Judge denies securing appointment through Govt. connection

Feb 19, 2014 News

“I was, and remain fully eligible for the post”

With numerous questions circling over his appointment as an Appeal Court Judge, Rabi Sukul, has come out in defence of himself and further charges that it is inconceivable that it could be linked to a government connection.

According to Sukul, his application for a judicial position was submitted in November 2011 and it was not until July 2013 that he was appointed.

“I had to wait for a year and seven months before a decision was made to appoint me to the Bench… I was, and remain fully eligible for the post to which I was appointed.”

Sukul further pointed out that after President Donald Ramotar swore him in, “I have not seen the good gentleman to this day…I have not spoken to his Excellency to this day. I do not know him personally.”

Sukul said when he received the devastating news of his disbarment, he requested and was granted leave to return to the United Kingdom where he has since commenced the preparations to “fight this debilitating injustice to the bitter end.”

According to Sukul, the media publications and articles have not considered the fact that the authority that disbarred him is a governing body and not a Court of Law.

“The governing body could be overruled by the Courts of the United Kingdom, into which I am taking my appeal…There are legal issues to be resolved by judges of the High Court…Those who have written caustic articles in the press have unwisely jumped the proverbial gun.”

Sukul insists that at the time of his application for a judicial position in Guyana there was no complaint outstanding against him for any reason whatsoever.

“I had been in undisturbed professional practice as a defence Barrister in London for a quarter of a century.”

He said that during that time, save an except for the current allegations against him, the Bar Council of England & Wales has never found him liable for any professional misconduct.

“I was fully eligible for consideration to the post to which I was appointed.”

He noted too that the Chief Justice (ag), Ian Chang, was a member of the Judicial Service Commission Panel that interviewed him.

“He asked me one question only…How old are you? The records of the meeting can speak if need be.”

He said it was five months after he applied for the position of Appellate Court Judge, that he drafted the documents that have since landed him in hot water.

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