Should Bruce resign? yes r no?

[evanovitch]

"Dudus" attorneys return to court

"Dudus" attorneys return to court
Friday, 21 May 2010
The legal team representing Christopher "Dudus" Coke will be heading back to the Supreme Court on Friday.

The attorneys will try to get the High Court to set an early date to hear an application seeking a judicial review of the Justice Minister's decision to sign off on the request from the United States government for Coke's extradition to stand trial in that country.

The attorneys, led by Don Foote, filed a motion on Wednesday.



Don Foote.Foote told RJR News that he will be going to the Court Registrar to have the matter dealt with urgently.

<span style="font-weight: bold">&quot;The Chief Justice has referred me to the Court Registrar, whose responsibility it is to arrange to have an available judge hear the matter as a matter of urgency. I've spoken to the Registrar who has asked me to return to the Registry to find an available judge to hear the application for leave for judicial review of the (Justice) Minister's decision,&quot; he said.

Coke's lawyers are also planning to seek an injunction blocking the execution of the warrant against him.</span>

If the injunction is granted, it could bar the police from arresting Coke.

[evanovitch]

Lightbourne must go....mi no agree wid dis

Lightbourne must go
Published: Friday | May 21, 2010

Dorothy Lightbourne, Jamaica's justice minister and attorney general, is a bright and, at a personal level, good and decent individual who has given long and respectful service to the country's legal profession.

But it seems to this newspaper that it would be in the interest of Ms Lightbourne herself, and the administration of which she is a member, that she resigns from both positions. Such a move, we believe, would help to shore up public perception of integrity in the offices that Ms Lightbourne now occupies and signal that Prime Minister Bruce Golding is now serious about running a government that is accountable, which Jamaicans can trust.

Indeed, we need not look beyond Ms Lightbourne's handling of the Christopher Coke extradition matter for reasons why reasonable people will consider the minister's continued occupation of her portfolios as untenable.

Ultimate responsibility

As attorney general, Ms Lightbourne is the senior legal adviser to the Government. It was she, therefore, who must bear ultimate responsibility for recommending to Mr Golding that evidence used by the United States to support its request for Mr Coke, the alleged narcotics trafficker and gunrunner, was flawed.

Indeed, Ms Lightbourne was herself so convinced of her position that for nine months she, as the justice minister, declined to sign an order so that extradition proceedings could begin against Mr Coke, and only recently asked the courts for a declaration on the correctness of her position. She swore affidavits in stout defence of the ostensible legal and judicial principles by which she stood for nearly a year.

Ditched principles

Suddenly, with Mr Golding's about-face on the matter, Ms Lightbourne ditched her principles and, at the PM's instruction, signed the extradition order. So, for nine months, Ms Lightbourne risked Jamaica's relations with a close partner and the country's internal stability for principles that were dispensable once Mr Golding was caught in a political lie. It, in the circumstances, would not be unreasonable if people were to question whether there were principles other than legal ones that Ms Lightbounre sought to protect in this affair.

But it is not only her handling of the Coke affair that has caused concern with Ms Lightbourne. It is widely held that she has been not a particularly effective justice minister. For instance, despite all the talk about the reform of the judicial system, little has happened to lessen the backlog in the courts and to improve their efficiency.

Moreover, the drafting of new legislation, critical and social and economic development have slowed and a parliamentary select committee on libel-legislation reform, chaired by Ms Lightbourne, appears mired in inertia.

Perhaps the weight of office is just too much for the minister.


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[sistactry]

Re: Lightbourne must go....mi no agree wid dis

ohh God, now dem want Lightbourne to resign~ caca, a when dis ting a go dun man!!

[BullKilla]

Re: ‘Dudus’ un-extraditable? sez KD Knight

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">‘Dudus’ un-extraditable?
Thursday, 20 May 2010

Attorney-at-law K.D. Knight.At least one legal mind is opining that the initial position of the government that there was no just cause for Christopher Coke to be extradited could result in him being un-extraditable.

Speaking on RJR's Hotline on Thursday morning Attorney-at-law K.D. Knight said Attorney General Dorothy Lightbourne's earlier decision to ask the court if she had the authority to sign the order could prove her undoing.

&quot;The situation will be that herself and Mr. Coke should be presenting similar arguments while the Director of Public Prosecutions, who I understand is made a party to the suit will be in this position where she might very well be arguing that no, the authority to proceed was properly issued. So the DPP would be defending the Minister of Justice whilst the Minister of Justice, based upon her own action cannot defend herself,&quot; Mr. Knight said.

Mr. Knight says the case will be a landmark one.
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&quot;And I have no doubt that the lawyers will plead properly. Properly pleaded, they are going to be in an unassailable position and so it is quite probable that the authority to proceed can be quashed and therefore we are back to square one.</span> Mr. Coke cannot be extradited. I think that is not an unlikely position that we can find ourselves in,&quot; he said.

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Dud-US isn't wanted by a Jamaican Court or to answer to any charges laid in Jamaica.

Mr. Knight is chatting BULL! He has been deluded by falsifications and bases his arguments on the very lies that have been offered up by Golding et. al. How can you base your defense on known lies and not on &quot;perceptible&quot; (true or not) realities?

Either he is stupid (like his nemesis ) or he is Dud-US baiting (the correct pronunciation of the name by the way - a name which makes me wonder if he poses as a certain Dr. on the board... naw! one of them doesn't qualify )

The Ja Govt. or the JLP or both - yeah - one or two a dem deh, have subverted, perverted and obstructed the course of justice (as per the extradition treaty) whether Dud-Us is innocent or not. They should be precluded, disbarred, excluded, excused, kicked-out and whatever else is done to such delinquents.

The US should then be asked to kindly re-submit their extradition request if necessary.

As of now they have another trump to play. Cop who tapped broke no law----Lewin

[evanovitch]

Police appeal to Dudus' lawyers to turn dem client in...RJR

reporting..if it neva serious mi would laugh...y dem tink dem a go tun him in given the fact that dem go Court today fi get injunction etc

dem ha night court a yaad fi him get bail dis late if him do tun himself in..cause mi no tink him a go wan fi stay ovah di weekend in jail..an is wich jail dem wan him fi go go tun himself in

mek mi go chek pon dis

[SmoothOperator]

Hardley Lewin: Cop who tapped Dudus' phone broke no law

Curiouser and curiouser. Can I say it again - I don't see how Golding can survive this crisis. More egg on his face if this is true.
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http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Cop-who-tapped-Dudus--phone-broke-no-law---Lewin

FORMER Commissioner of police, Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin says Prime Minister Bruce Golding's call for the identity of the cop who acquired evidence against Tivoli Gardens strongman Christopher 'Dudus' Coke to be revealed is a massive red herring.

Lewin, who spoke hours ago at the RJR Editors Forum, said <span style="font-weight: bold">the cop broke no laws and operated with the full approval of his superiors.</span> The cop is now in protective custody in the United States.

[Leddih]

Injunction Refused for Now


The Chief Justice has adjourned the injunction hearing stating that <span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="text-decoration: underline">the status quo remains</span></span> until the next hearing set for May 31.

Both sides are giving polar definitions of &quot;status quo&quot;:- The warrant should be served vs. Mr. Coke should remain free.

[evanovitch]

Re: Hardley Lewin: Cop who tapped Dudus' phone broke no law

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SmoothOp</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Curiouser and curiouser. Can I say it again - I don't see how Golding can survive this crisis. More egg on his face if this is true.
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http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Cop-who-tapped-Dudus--phone-broke-no-law---Lewin

FORMER Commissioner of police, Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin says Prime Minister Bruce Golding's call for the identity of the cop who acquired evidence against Tivoli Gardens strongman Christopher 'Dudus' Coke to be revealed is a massive red herring.

Lewin, who spoke hours ago at the RJR Editors Forum, said <span style="font-weight: bold">the cop broke no laws and operated with the full approval of his superiors.</span> The cop is now in protective custody in the United States. </div></div>


oh puh-leez...him a look political coinage given dat him state him claim fi enta politrix on the PNP slate...FEH...memba seh all a dis still went on under his watch as commish so him can go siddung one side so smoke him pipe

[evanovitch]

West Kingston MP urges constituents to remain calm

West Kingston MP urges constituents to remain calm
2010-05-21 <span style="font-weight: bold">20:24:29 </span>|


In a statement issued by the Office of the Prime Minister, Mr. Golding said the constituents should allow the courts to deal with the extradition matter involving Christopher “Dudus” Coke.

The prime minister says he’s concerned about the roadblocks that have been mounted in sections of the constituency.

And he says he has been assured that the security forces are determined to carry out their duties in a professional manner in order to prevent any reocurrence of the terrible atrocities that occurred in 2001.

Mr. Golding has also urged his constituents to cooperate with the security forces in the lawful execution of their duties.

He gave the re-assurance in the wake of widespread media reports that the residents of Tivoli Gardens are under siege, residents are being held as hostages and concerns about unlawful activities in the west Kingston constituency over the extradition issue.

Mr. Golding notes that despite the tense atmosphere that prevails, commercial and social activities in west Kingston remain normal and people continue to go about their normal business.

He further says schools are fully functional, the Coronation Market and the rest of the market district are doing brisk business and persons who travel to work or do business in the area continue to do so.

[Xavier]

Travel.State.Gov - Jamaica Travel Alert - Fri May 21, 2010,

Travel.State.Gov - Jamaica Travel Alert - Fri May 21, 2010, 8:33 pm

May 21, 2010

The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens about developing security concerns in Jamaica, particularly the Kingston area. The possibility exists for violence and/or civil unrest in the greater Kingston metropolitan area. There are unconfirmed reports of criminal gang members amassing in the Kingston area, as well as mobilization of Jamaican defense forces. If the situation ignites, there is a possibility of severe disruptions of movement within Kingston, including blocking of access roads to the Norman Manley International Airport. The possibility exists that unrest could spread beyond the general Kingston area. U.S. Embassy Kingston is taking extra security precautions. This Travel Alert expires on June 21, 2010.

U.S citizens should consider the risks associated with travel to and within the greater Kingston metropolitan area. U.S. citizens are urged always to practice good security, maintain a heightened situational awareness and a low profile. U.S. citizens in Jamaica are advised to monitor local news reports and consider the level of security present when venturing outside their residence or hotel.

U.S. citizens living and residing in Jamaica or the Cayman Islands are advised to register their presence in the country through the U.S. Department of State's automated online registration system, https://travelregistration.state.gov. U.S. citizens may also register by visiting the Consular Section at the U.S. Embassy or our consular agencies in Montego Bay and Georgetown, Cayman Islands, during business hours.

Emergencies involving American citizens can be reported by contacting the American Citizens Services (ACS) Unit of the U.S. Embassy’s Consular Section, located at 142 Old Hope Road in the Liguanea area of Kingston, telephone (876) 702-6450; after hours emergency telephone (876) 702-6000; Consular Section fax (876) 702-6018; and e-mail at [email protected]. The U.S. Consular Agency in Montego Bay has moved and is now located at Whitter Village, Ironshore, telephone (876) 953-0620. The U.S. Consular Agency in the Cayman Islands is located at 118 Dorcy Drive, Suite B-1, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, telephone (345) 945-8173.

Americans traveling abroad should regularly monitor the U.S. Embassy’s website at http://kingston.usembassy.gov and the U.S. Department of State's travel website at www.travel.state.gov, where the current Worldwide Caution Messages, Travel Warnings, and Travel Alerts can be found. The U.S. Embassy also encourages U.S. citizens to review &quot;A Safe Trip Abroad,&quot; found at http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/...fety_1747.html, which includes valuable security information for living and/or traveling abroad. In addition to information on the Internet, travelers may obtain up-to-date information on security conditions by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the U.S. and Canada, or outside the U.S. and Canada on a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444.

[evanovitch]

Re: Travel.State.Gov - Jamaica Travel Alert - Fri May 21, 2010,

oh yeah..dem report it on CNN but we done know seh tourists not going to Kingston...deja vu fi moi wid all dis ...been dere , done dat wid Ja unda Joshua...we can see dat it has neva stopped the flow to yaad....

planes still landing at Boscobel even as di carrier from country to Kgn seh nobody a tek dem deh flight...

[Dr.Dudd]

Re: Police appeal to Dudus' lawyers to turn dem client in...

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">reporting..if it neva serious mi would laugh...y dem tink dem a go tun him in given the fact that dem go Court today fi get injunction etc

dem ha night court a yaad fi him get bail dis late if him do tun himself in..cause mi no tink him a go wan fi stay ovah di weekend in jail..an is wich jail dem wan him fi go go tun himself in

mek mi go chek pon dis </div></div>give bail??

Why would They do such a thing??

You only give bail to those who you can have access to apprehend if you have to after.

How found They justify That??

[evanovitch]

Hardley Lewin explains sudden resignation

Hardley Lewin explains sudden resignation
Friday, 21 May 2010
Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin has revealed why he relinquished his position at the helm of the Jamaica Constabulary Force last year.

The former commissioner said he was pushed over the edge by mounting frustration fuelled by a plot hatched by well connected persons including government ministers, Members of Parliament and senior police officers to undermine his leadership of the police force.

He said conspiracy was concocted with the sole intent of placing blame at his feet for the spiraling levels of crime and violence.

&quot;What emerged was a clique or cabal of parliamentarians, including ministers, some business friends and some police officers who conspired and sought to undermine me throughout. The biggest problem however was that there was no banana peel to throw in front of me...but the problem of course that they had was my independence of thought and action,&quot; Rear Admiral Lewin said.

The former top cop said he ultimately decided to tender his resignation after discerning that the political executive did not exhibit the will to break the back of crime.

&quot;The straw that broke the camel's back is what I will term the inability or inertia to turn things over to get things moving and the absence of energy and direction in policy formation and implementation. Drifting...,&quot;

&quot;I did not take up the post of Commissioner to warm up the chair I took up the post to make serious, meaningful difference because it is one of the fundamental factors in dealing with the high levels of crime and violence,&quot; he said.

He said he left the job frustrated but not defeated.

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Re: Hardley Lewin explains sudden resignation


name these characters and the event..

[evanovitch]

so mi a chat to smaddy a yaad an dem seh one US airforce

plane deh outta airport an dem seh it come fi Dudus...dem seh dat it report a yaad seh dat Dudus seh if di US come fi him ,him wi go but him naw tun himself een to yaad police cause him fada did ketch him dead an dem still cyan explain how to him...