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Lawyers say couple charged under wrong quarantine law Article by May 11, 2021 Defence lawyers urged a magistrate on Monday to dismiss charges against a married couple, who allegedly refused quarantine orders, claiming they were charged under the “wrong” law. Fabian Antone John, 46, and his wife, Vanessa Maylin John, 48, from Kingsland Heights, Christ Church, were reportedly at the centre of an April 26 standoff with public health and law enforcement officials. They each face a charge of refusing to carry out the Chief Medical Officer’s order under Section 12 Subsection 1 (b) of the 1950 Quarantine Act. The two pleaded not guilty when they appeared before Magistrate Elwood Watts in the District ‘C’ Magistrates’ Court. ....
Lawyer says COVID Monitoring Unit acting outside of its powers Article by April 17, 2021 The office of the Director of Public Prosecution today withdrew a COVID-19 court case described as a “nullity” by a Magistrate and then re-lodged it. As a result, shopkeepers Emma Ann Abrahim and Churaman Veerandra entered a fresh not guilty plea to the charge that they opened their business when it was supposed to be closed under the curfew directives. The offence allegedly occurred on February 8. In the previous case, the two, who were initially unrepresented by legal counsel, had pleaded guilty and were remanded for 25 days pending sentencing. They were then granted bail by the High Court following an application by Michael Lashley Q.C., who was then retained. ....
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COVID watchdog gets lesson in court Article by March 11, 2021 A charge against a woman brought before the law courts for breaching the COVID-19 protocols was amended on Wednesday, prompting the prominent criminal attorney who is defending her to urge the Government’s watchdog to be “more careful” when drafting information and charges against alleged offenders. “This pandemic is a serious thing, but we must get it right before we seek to bring people before the courts in relation to breaches of the directives,” Queen’s Counsel Michael Lashley suggested to the COVID-19 Monitoring Unit. The comment came as a charge against his client, Davia Graham, was amended by the District ‘C’ Magistrates’ Court, following an application by the Crown prosecution team of Principal Crown Counsel Krystal Delaney and Senior Crown Counsel Neville Watson in association with police prosecutors Inspector Janice Ifill and Station Sergeant Crishna Gr ....