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The Solicitor-General says the AG did not accept her advice
Dear Editor,
I refer to the article at caption “AG orders Deputy Solicitor General off all State cases”, published on page 72 in the Sunday January 29, 2017, edition of the Kaieteur newspaper and though I would prefer to not be involved, I feel that I am duty bound to correct some misrepresentations made therein.
Firstly, contrary to what was reported, I did not prepare nor approve the Appeal in this matter.
The Deputy Solicitor General Ms. Prithima Kissoon at all material times and at all stages had conduct of the matter and she was aware that an Appeal was being prepared.
When the Appeal was to be filed Ms. Kissoon could not be found to affix her signature to same. The pleadings were brought to me for signature, whereupon I declined to sign same. I then went to the Honourable Attorney General and advised that he could not be a party to the action for the very same reasons stated by Mr. Mursaline Bacchus in his letter published in the January 24, 2017, edition of the Stabroek News newspaper, BUT the Honourable Attorney General was adamant and instructed me to sign and file the Appeal. This was done.
However, I again brought the issue to the attention of the Honourable Attorney General at a general staff meeting in the presence of the staff of Litigation Department including Ms. Kissoon. After discussions Ms. Kissoon agreed that she would apply for an extension of time to amend the rubric of the Appeal.
Secondly, I did not resign from the Office of the Solicitor General. I sought and was given approval to proceed on pre-retirement leave. I should be grateful if you can seek to give these corrections the same publicity as you have given the original letter.
Sita Ramlal
Solicitor General
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