The Bahamas Bar Association, looked upon by many Bahamians as little more than a criminal organisation, is thwarting attempts to allow a newly appointed, foreign-born Attorney General to clean up the legal system.<\/p>\n
Bahamas Bar Association President Ruth Bowe-Darville has confirmed that the Bar Association has refused to answer a letter sent by the Attorney General threatening court action if the Bar Council continues to delay the approval of Vinette Graham-Allen, newly appointed Director of Public Prosecutions.<\/p>\n
The approval is necessary if Graham-Allen is to practice law in The Bahamas, a necessity for her to carry out her job and fulfill her mandate to clean up the corrupt and dysfunctional Bahamas legal system.<\/p>\n
As it stands now, Ms Graham-Allen can not practice in Bahamian courts, effectively preventing her from fully executing her duties as Director of Public Prosecutions.<\/p>\n
The Bar Council is allegedly putting off making the decision until after a court hears objections to Graham-Allen’s appointment from Cheryl Grant-Bethell, the begrudged public servant who is challenging the decision of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission to bypass her for the job.<\/p>\n
Of course, the PLP is all “on board” for the Bar Council’s delay, as insiders realize that if Graham-Allen is approved to practice in Bahamian courts, the government intends to prosecute several high-profile PLP’s for their many crimes.<\/p>\n
Because of this, some PLP’s feel that the threats by the Attorney General are politically motivated.<\/p>\n
Attorney General John Delaney has threatend to take legal action today if he has not yet heard from the Bar Council.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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