By Latrishka Thomas Latrishka.thomas@antiguaobserver.com The Senate has passed an amendment to fix a section in the Criminal Prosecutions Service Act that makes it unlawful for the police to institute charges against someone without the written approval of the Director of Public Prosecutions. The legislation, which was passed in 2017 and…
By Latrishka Thomas Latrishka.thomas@antiguaobserver.com A woman who was apparently raped seven years ago recounted the entire ordeal yesterday before a court for a second time. In the retrial of a man who reportedly raped a 15-year-old girl in 2016, the alleged victim was the first to take the stand. The…
By Robert A. Emmanuel robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com With Parliament rushing to address a major loophole in the 2017 Criminal Prosecutions Service Act, attorney-at-law Wendel Robinson said he will be seeking significant damages from the government on behalf of a rape-accused client. Robinson, the former commissioner of police, shook the justice system to…
By Latrishka Thomas Latrishka.thomas@antiguaobserver.com Jurors and courtroom staff are said to be struggling to perform their duties in one of the courtrooms in the High Court, due to what appears to be the presence of mould. Yesterday, the high profile murder trial surrounding the 2020 death of Bruce Greenaway had…
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