Questionable Conduct: The Jamaican Political Reality

The issue of the sufficiency, or otherwise, of the supporting evidence  accompanying the formal extradition request for Christopher "Dudus" Coke resurfaced during the cross-examination of Miss Dorothy Lightbourne at the Tivoli Commission of Enquiry. The focus was on the "other evidence"--ie that excluding the contested wire tape evidence. Dorothy Lightbourne, the former Attorney- General and Minister of Justice, has been consistent in maintaining that the evidence other than that pertaining to the wire taps was insufficient to establish a prima facie case. Nevertheless she signed the authority to proceed without a sufficient evidentiary basis. In the Manatt Enquiry, the following exchanges took place on Friday, March 11, 2011 between Mr. K.D. Knight and Miss Lightbourne: Q:   ..... Miss Lightbourne you had some reservations about the wire tap evidence that had been supplied by the US government, is that correct? A:  That is correct. Q:   If you exclude t

The following is the No Case Submission (NCS) made by Deborah Martin, Attorney-at- Law, on behalf of Kern Spencer: HOLDEN AT HALF WAY TREE RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT   HALF WAY TREE IN THE PARISH OF ST. ANDREW REGINA v. KERN SPENCER – FOR CORRUPTION, MONEY LAUNDERING INFORMATION NO:                10678/08                                                 2788/08                                                 2789/08                                                 2790/08                                                 2791/08                                                 2792/08 APPLICATION FOR STAY OF PROCEEDINGS AND DISMISSAL OF ALL CHARGES AGAINST THE ACCUSED KERN SPENCER GROUNDS Denial of right to fair trial within reasonable time. Denial of right to fair trial because Prosecution failed to give disclosure of material evidence in a timely manner or at all. Denial of right to fair trial because of Prosecutorial Misconduct. No