CASTRIES, St. Lucia CMC:
PRESIDENT OF the Grenada Bar Association (GBA), Ruggles Ferguson is seeking support from the St. Lucia Bar Association in opposing the recent appointment of Jamaican Hugh Wildman as the Attorney- General of Grenada.
Ferguson, who made the appeal to the local bar during a weekend visit, said that lawyers in Grenada had been boycotting courts in Grenada for the past three weeks to protest Wildman's appointment.
Ferguson said that Wildman, who also served as a Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) in Grenada, was known for his 'violent outbursts' and 'contempt for the judiciary".
"Mr. Wildman has shown himself to be a person of violent and ungoverned temper," said Ferguson, adding "he has also demonstrated utter contempt for lawyers, judges and the courts and indeed the entire legal system."
"We will continue the boycott until he is removed," said Ferguson.
The Keith Mitchell administration said that it would go ahead with the appointment of Wildman despite the lawyers' protest.
The government of Grenada will not give in to the demands of the Grenada Bar Association in their ongoing dispute over the proposed appointment of the Jamaican lawyer Hugh Wildman as Attorney-General, Elvin Nimrod, the minister of legal affairs has said.
However, the government is willing to compromise and offer Wildman a short-term contract while the feuding sides seek an amicable solution to the row, but the lawyers have already rejected this offer, Nimrod said last week.
"After due deliberation and careful consideration of the facts and circumstances surrounding this matter, including the documentation and concerns presented by the Bar Association and government's interest in enhancing the administration of justice, the Government saw no compelling reason or reasons to withdraw the nomination of Mr. Hugh Wildman for the public office of Attorney-General," Nimrod told Grenadians in a radio and television address recently.
