Attorney General Reginald Armour's opening contribution to the Administration of Justice (Indictable Proceedings) Act, 2011 (Act No. 20 of 2011) was cut short on Monday only a few minutes after it began. Moments before Armour took the podium, Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar had led a walkout of the debate on amendments to the Municipal Corporations
The verdict in the civil asset forfeiture case filed against people accused of serious criminal conduct linked to the construction of the Piarco Airport development project almost three decades ago is the only outcome in a complex fraud case that has dragged on in both local and foreign courts at snail's pace. On Wednesday, a
He made the comment on Monday, in response to questions from Newsday about whether he had made a decision on those cases, since the prosecution in the Piarco 3 inquiry was discontinued on the day it was expected to go to trial again.
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STAFF shortages at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) have reached critical levels resulting in the department being unable to properly man all the courts in TT. Within the last two weeks, there have been reports that prosecutors have not been appearing for some case-management conference (CMC) hearings before judges, excluding trials.