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Defence to present no-submission in Nandlall’s larceny trial
Former Attorney General Anil Nandlall
As the trial of former Attorney General (AG) and PPP Parliamentarian, Anil Nandlall, winds down, his lawyers will on July 24, present a no-case submission on his behalf—contesting that the State has no evidence, or lacks sufficient legal grounds to make a case against him.
Last year, Nandlall was hauled before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts to answer a charge of simple larceny.
It is alleged that he stole some $2M in Lexus Nexis Reports of the Commonwealth, which belong to the Ministry of Education.
Nandlall has pleaded not guilty to the allegation and is out on self bail.
The battery of lawyers representing the former AG includes Murseline Bacchus, Bibi Shaddick, Odai Ramischand, Priya Manickchand, Adrian Anamayah, Euclin Gomes, Sase Gunraj, Manoj Narayan, C.V Satram, L. Mark Conway, Sasha S. Mahadeo-Narayan, Rajendra R. Jaigobin and Glen Hanoman.
Representing the State is Special Prosecutor Attorney-at-law, Patrice Henry.
According to Nandlall, when he took up post as Attorney General, he did so at a lost and it was for that reason he agitated for the state to pay for the Law Reports. He had said that the arrangement received the blessings of then Head of State Donald Ramotar.
However, investigators are contending that because the books were bought with state funds, they cannot be the property of Nandlall and in fact, the state should not have entered into such an arrangement in the first place.
The Ministry of Legal Affairs is contending that there is no evidence of the agreement between Nandlall and Ramotar, and even assuming that there was such an agreement, the use of public funds in this manner is a flagrant violation of the Financial Management and Accountability Act (FMAA).
Nandlall was charged after the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU), an arm of the Guyana Police Force, completed investigations.
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