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| MORE INJUNCTIONS: PAM FILES AGAINST
FIVE RESPONDENTS |
| By Sheena Brooks |
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While Prime Minister Denzil was in Parliament
on Thursday passing a draft resolution to effect the
changing of constituency boundaries in the Federation,
the People’s Action Movement went back to the High
Court and slapped several additional injunctions on
five respondents.
One member of PAM’s legal team, attorney Vincent
Byron Jr. told The Observer that Applicants Hon. Shawn
Richards and PAM leader Lindsay Grant had sought an
audience with Justice Francis Belle just after 4 p.m.
Thursday.
“Injunctions were filed against five respondents-
the Constituency Boundaries Commission, the Electoral
Commission, the Supervisor of Elections William Benjamin
Sr., the Governor General Sir Cuthbert Sebastian and
the Attorney general Hon. Dennis Merchant. These injunctions
clearly state that none of the parties named could use
the Boundaries Commission Report in any way until the
matter can be heard before the court in a judicial review,”
Byron said.
The Applicants and/or their legal counsel have until
3:30 p.m. today Friday to file and serve documents in
the matter. According to the legal document provided
by Byron, the order restrains the Governor General and
the Attorney General from “in any way acting upon,
and/or signing and/or making use of the Draft Proclamation
and/or Boundaries Commission Report until further hearing
or order”.
The Order also states that the Electoral Commission
and supervisor of elections are restrained from using
and/or conducting and/or supervising any election or
general election on the basis of any new boundary changes
to the constituencies in the Federation. It was noted
that failure to comply with the terms of the order may
lead to proceedings being held against the offending
party for contempt of court and said person may be liable
to be imprisoned.
On Thursday night, Byron confirmed that the Attorney
General and Governor General had been served with the
court documents. He also explained that any court order
filed against the A.G. was filed against the federal
government. All parties involved are expected to go
before the High Court on Monday for the judicial review
where both sets of injunctions will be consolidated. |
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