Justice delayed is justice denied

DEAR EDITOR,
Justice requires that the court grants (or at least rules on) Mr. CN Sharma an order to resume broadcasting while the court addresses the legal challenge to the President’s suspension of the station from the air.

It is now more than three months since Sharma’s TV station was suspended off the air by President Jagdeo, acting in his capacity as Minister of Information, for a broadcasting infringement.

The judge noted on July 12 that the minister’s action can be challenged, since Jagdeo was not acting as President. So, the judge should now rule on the relief order.

As your paper reported, Sharma has sought a judicial order seeking immediate temporary relief from the Minister of Information’s action.

The judge has ordered several postponements, and went on vacation for two months, instead of acting expeditiously on the matter.

Right after Jagdeo ordered the station off the air, Sharma challenged the Minister of Information’s action and sought a court order to return to the status quo (allowing the station to return to the air) while the station makes its case for why Mr. Jagdeo had no right to suspend it from broadcasting. This kind of immediate relief is routinely granted by judges all over the world.

The judge promised a quick ruling on the request. It is now three months and the judge is not even close to rendering a decision on the relief order; he has not even addressed the actual case challenging the minister’s decision, which is a separate matter that may take years to resolve.

As I understand it, the first matter before the court is not whether Information Minister Jagdeo was right or wrong to suspend the station’s broadcasting licence.

The immediate matter before the court is a relief from the suspension until such time that the court could rule on the substantive issue.

Now, it appears that the minister’s suspension will run its course without any intervention from the court. This is a travesty of justice.

I was impressed with Justice Ramlall’s recent ruling against the President on a different matter, stating a judge cannot be Chief Justice and Chancellor of the Judiciary at the same time.

He has another opportunity to render yet another historic judgment — issue a relief order while Jagdeo is being challenged over his control of the media.

Justice Ramlall can consolidate his judicial independence by ruling on the temporary order. The judge needs to be reminded that justice delayed is justice denied.
Ravi Doobay

Useless topic. Overdone. You are better off chasing a parked car as usaual...

Jagdeo is the Number one judge in Guyana. Don't underestimate his authority. Guyana is not the USA. If a judge show any kind of disrespect to the President he will be summarily dismissed from his job..

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Jagdeo is the Number one judge in Guyana. Don't underestimate his authority. Guyana is not the USA. If a judge show any kind of disrespect to the President he will be summarily dismissed from his job..

Rama,quit whilst you are ahead on this one.Jagdeo' power is limited to that of appointment only.This is a separate and independent branch from that of the executive.However, I do suspect you are highlighting the de facto reality in Guyana.

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Originally posted by Ireton:

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Jagdeo is the Number one judge in Guyana. Don't underestimate his authority. Guyana is not the USA. If a judge show any kind of disrespect to the President he will be summarily dismissed from his job..

Rama,quit whilst you are ahead on this one.Jagdeo' power is limited to that of appointment only.This is a separate and independent branch from that of the executive.However, I do suspect you are highlighting the de facto reality in Guyana.

So long as you guys continue to accuse the government of crimes you cannot prove because you belong to another entity, I will not shutup..

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So long as you guys continue to accuse the government of crimes you cannot prove because you belong to another entity, I will not shutup..

What do you mean by entity? Are you talking about party association or race? I was never or will never be a member of the PNC.

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Originally posted by Ireton:

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So long as you guys continue to accuse the government of crimes you cannot prove because you belong to another entity, I will not shutup..

What do you mean by entity? Are you talking about party association or race? I was never or will never be a member of the PNC.

That's a very appeasing and racist statement to make.But certainly you will consider joining the fold of the PPP.

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That's a very appeasing and racist statement to make.But certainly you will consider joining the fold of the PPP.

Rama, I have no problem supporting a PPP that represents the interest of all Guyanese. Actually,although not in Guyana in 1992, I welcomed the victory by Dr Jagan,for me it represented the break with the past and the cleansing of our period of dictatorial rule.

Ireton

Rama is retired i.e. he has all day to post crap. He is also increasingly becoming both senile and irrelevant. Don't waste your time. Like Null Matrix he is best ignored and only to be engaged for petty and frivolous entertainment.

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Originally posted by BLACKBEARD:
Ireton

Rama is retired i.e. he has all day to post crap. He is also increasingly becoming both senile and irrelevant. Don't waste your time. Like Null Matrix he is best ignored and only to be engaged for petty and frivolous entertainment.

You didn't even get a job as yet..

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Originally posted by Ramakant_p:

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Originally posted by BLACKBEARD:
Ireton

Rama is retired i.e. he has all day to post crap. He is also increasingly becoming both senile and irrelevant. Don't waste your time. Like Null Matrix he is best ignored and only to be engaged for petty and frivolous entertainment.

You didn't even get a job as yet..

Bhai how tings?

I see you still have the wife cleaning the toilets at the airport while you spend all day on GNI. Bhai I envy you.

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Originally posted by Ramakant_p:
Jagdeo is the Number one judge in Guyana. Don't underestimate his authority. Guyana is not the USA. If a judge show any kind of disrespect to the President he will be summarily dismissed from his job..

If Jagdeo have so much power, why is he sitting on his ass with three unsolved massacres, and powerless to command his no good police force?

He should flex his muscles where it needed most and stop running the country like a cowboy town.

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Originally posted by Prince Juno:

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Originally posted by Ramakant_p:
Jagdeo is the Number one judge in Guyana. Don't underestimate his authority. Guyana is not the USA. If a judge show any kind of disrespect to the President he will be summarily dismissed from his job..

If Jagdeo have so much power, why is he sitting on his ass with three unsolved massacres, and powerless to command his no good police force?

He should flex his muscles where it needed most and stop running the country like a cowboy town.

Or is it more like, stop running around town like a cowboy?

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Originally posted by Prince Juno:

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Originally posted by Ramakant_p:
Jagdeo is the Number one judge in Guyana. Don't underestimate his authority. Guyana is not the USA. If a judge show any kind of disrespect to the President he will be summarily dismissed from his job..

If Jagdeo have so much power, why is he sitting on his ass with three unsolved massacres, and powerless to command his no good police force?

He should flex his muscles where it needed most and stop running the country like a cowboy town.

What he should do, is start to fire the police officers who are incompetent, but then again you would find something to criticize him if he does that. The police officers should have a quote on how many charges they wrote each day or theu will not get any increments or raises in their salary.

All officers who are suspects in any criminal activities should be suspended without pay until the court can decide on their indictments.

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Originally posted by Ramakant_p:

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Originally posted by Prince Juno:

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Originally posted by Ramakant_p:
Jagdeo is the Number one judge in Guyana. Don't underestimate his authority. Guyana is not the USA. If a judge show any kind of disrespect to the President he will be summarily dismissed from his job..

If Jagdeo have so much power, why is he sitting on his ass with three unsolved massacres, and powerless to command his no good police force?

He should flex his muscles where it needed most and stop running the country like a cowboy town.

What he should do, is start to fire the police officers who are incompetent, but then again you would find something to criticize him if he does that. The police officers should have a quote on how many charges they wrote each day or theu will not get any increments or raises in their salary.

All officers who are suspects in any criminal activities should be suspended without pay until the court can decide on their indictments.

Rama the police are incompetent because the people who are committing the crimes are Jagdeo's friends who are deem untouchable by the administration. By the way, why is the bribe allegation against Merai swept into the Demerara River? Why didn't they get rid of him from the police force? You know what they did instead? They made him in charge of security for all the Government ministers. WOW! The police are just following orders from his excellency!

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What he should do, is start to fire the police officers who are incompetent, but then again you would find something to criticize him if he does that. The police officers should have a quote on how many charges they wrote each day or theu will not get any increments or raises in their salary.

All officers who are suspects in any criminal activities should be suspended without pay until the court can decide on their indictments.

The way you put it as if we have to make excuses constantly for a two term president. He is the president for God sake. If he don't have a plan to execute, he shouldn't be president in the first place. No other president in the past had so much problem to execute their power. He is a coward.