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<span style="font-weight: bold"> Confirmed : Justice Minister Dorot... ( Gleaner )...</span>
The justice minister Dorothy Lightbourne this morning said she had disagreed with statements her lawyers had made on her behalf in a court document against the wiretap evidence cited by the United States for the extradition of Christopher 'Dudus' Coke. Lightbourne was facing a sixth day of questioning at the Manatt-Dudus commission of enquiry. The enquiry is probing the circumstances that led to the nine-month delay in the signing of the extradition request for alleged crimelord Christopher Coke and the hiring of US law firm Manatt, Phelps and Phillips to block the extradition. Lightbourne was being grilled by PNP attorney KD Knight about an application for judicial review initiated by the United States after she refused to sign the extradition request in August 2009. In the document her lawyers had said among there was no provision precluding the use of wiretap evidence. The document also said there was evidence other than the wiretap material that could form the basis for the extradition request. However, Lightbourne said she did not agree with her lawyer. Lightbourne would trigger further frustration as she gave inappropriate responses to questions as to whether the court was best placed to interpret the issues raised in the extradition request.
<span style="font-weight: bold"> Confirmed : Justice Minister Dorot... ( Gleaner )...</span>
The justice minister Dorothy Lightbourne this morning said she had disagreed with statements her lawyers had made on her behalf in a court document against the wiretap evidence cited by the United States for the extradition of Christopher 'Dudus' Coke. Lightbourne was facing a sixth day of questioning at the Manatt-Dudus commission of enquiry. The enquiry is probing the circumstances that led to the nine-month delay in the signing of the extradition request for alleged crimelord Christopher Coke and the hiring of US law firm Manatt, Phelps and Phillips to block the extradition. Lightbourne was being grilled by PNP attorney KD Knight about an application for judicial review initiated by the United States after she refused to sign the extradition request in August 2009. In the document her lawyers had said among there was no provision precluding the use of wiretap evidence. The document also said there was evidence other than the wiretap material that could form the basis for the extradition request. However, Lightbourne said she did not agree with her lawyer. Lightbourne would trigger further frustration as she gave inappropriate responses to questions as to whether the court was best placed to interpret the issues raised in the extradition request.