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Misconduct in Public Office…Magistrate bemoans delay of Brassington, Singh High Court proceedings

Oct 16, 2018 News

Five months after Chief Justice Roxanne George granted a stay of proceedings into the Misconduct in Public Office charges against Ashni Singh and Winston Brassington – two high ranking officials of the former People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) government – the matter was once again called in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
Yesterday when the matter was called in the courtroom of Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan, Singh and Brassington were absent.
Hence, the Magistrate asked the Special Prosecutor, Trenton Lake, what was causing the delay in the High Court proceedings, and he was unable to answer.
The Magistrate subsequently adjourned the matters until November 13.
She is hoping that there will be a ruling by that time.
Singh and Brassington are jointly facing four charges of Misconduct in Public Office.
The latest charge is in connection with wrongdoing in the Sanata Textiles deal with Queens Atlantic Investment Inc, which they have not appeared in court for the charge to be read to them.
Queens Atlantic Investment Inc. is owned by Dr. Ranjisinghi ‘Bobby’ Ramroop and Dr. Randy Singh, who are close friends of former President Bharrat Jagdeo.
It is alleged that Dr. Ashni Singh, being and performing duties of Minister of Finance, and Chairman of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited, a company owned by the Government; and Brassington, being and performing duties as the Chief Executive Officer of NICIL, a company owned by the Government, between October 26, 2010 and December 20, 2010 at Lot 126 Barrack Street, Kingston, Georgetown, by way of Agreement of Sale and Purchase, acted recklessly when they sold to Queens Atlantic Investment Inc, Sanata Texiles Complex, with building and erections thereon, that is to say, Parcel 4702, Part of Plantation Ruimveldt, situated on the East Bank Demerara, being 18.871 acres, at $697,864,800.00 plus VAT, knowing that the said property was valued at the sum of $1,042,403,500.00, and was therefore being sold at a price that was grossly undervalued, thereby creating a breach of their duties.
The two men are already facing three charges of Misconduct in Public Office. However, Justice Franklyn Holder put a temporarily halt on those criminal proceedings against the former Ministers.
The ruling halted Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan from proceeding with the matters, until the hearing and determination of the substantive challenge over the validity of the charges, which is before Chief Justice (ag) Roxanne George-Wiltshire.

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