Attorney Eliezer Regnier, who is representing the three people of Haitian descent who appeared in court last week charged with offences stemming from last month’s Nassau Village riot, is calling for Magistrate Linda Virgill to recuse herself from the case.
Mr Regnier told a press conference in Rawson Square yesterday that the magistrate had no legal right to revoke the legal status of his clients, pending the outcome of the case.
He appeared along with lawyers Paul Moss and Fayne Thompson, as well as Pastor Cedric Moss, as they expressed outrage that the magistrate suggested she would revoke the legal status of the defendants.
Lawyer and human rights activist Mr Moss said, based on her actions, Magistrate Virgill should “do the honourable thing and recuse herself from this case.”
