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AG implicated in “sex allegations” scheme against Speaker – AFC

September 27, 2014 | By | Filed Under News 
 

General Secretary of the Alliance For Change (AFC), David Patterson has revealed that Attorney General (AG),

Anil Nandlall, Attorney General

Anil Nandlall,
Attorney General

 

Anil Nandlall who had initially denied any participation in the “sexual abuse allegations” scheme against House Speaker, Raphael Trotman, may be more involved than the public is aware.
Patterson made this disclosure during the party’s press conference yesterday which was held at the Georgetown Club.
The AFC member said the party is in receipt of information which indicates that Johnny Antony Welshman Jnr., the “troubled accuser” at the centre of the allegations against Trotman, was directed to seek representation from Jaya Manickchand by a senior official of a government ministry.
He later revealed that this senior official was none other than, the “honourable” Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall.
Patterson asserted, “Mr. Trotman, following receipt of the information, contacted the head of the ministry and member of Cabinet via telephone and asked for an explanation. The senior government functionary, at that time, denied any involvement. About 45 minutes afterward, the senior government functionary returned a telephone call to Mr. Trotman confirming that an official in his office did meet with Mr. Welshman and further directed him to Ms. Manickchand who is the sister of Minister of Education Priya Manickchand and a former PPP nominated GECOM Commissioner.”
He said too that the AFC has received information that apart from the involvement of the staff, the senior government official, Nandlall, “was himself directly involved in the falsification of the allegations leveled against Mr. Trotman and the overall scheme to tarnish his reputation.”
Patterson said that his party strongly believes that the allegations are nothing more than “a dastardly scheme to avert the impending No Confidence Motion.”
Trevor Williams of the Youth For Change also sought to reaffirm confidence in the House Speaker and stated that he strongly

Raphael Trotman, Speaker of the National Assembly

Raphael Trotman, Speaker of the National Assembly

 

believes that the “plot” is “only politically motivated” and meant to tarnish the reputation of the Speaker and intended to “derail from the good work done by the AFC.”
Trotman, who was present at the press conference yesterday, was asked whether the police had made contact with him in relation to the allegations. However, one of his legal advisors, Nigel Hughes made it clear that he had specifically asked Trotman not to address any question in relation to the matter so as to avoid creating prejudice with regard to any aspect of the matter that is currently being investigated.
Nandlall subsequently released a statement last night in relation to his involvement in the matter. He said, “It is with utter shock that I learnt that I am the latest casualty in a long list of persons implicated by the AFC, in the sexual abuse scandal in which Trotman is currently embroiled.  I wish to absolutely and categorically deny any involvement in, or connection with, either directly or indirectly, the said sexual assault fiasco.”
The Minister said too that on Tuesday, long after the allegations of sexual misconduct against Trotman were made public, he spoke with the House Speaker via telephone.
“As a result of that conversation, I made certain inquiries of the staff at the Attorney-General’s Chambers.  Those inquiries revealed the following: that approximately one week before, Welshman , a person, whom to date I have never seen or spoken with, met State Counsel , Leslyn Noble at the said Chambers; I learnt that these two persons had known each other long before and enjoyed some degree of acquaintance. I obviously was not present at, or authorized the holding of that meeting, and indeed only became aware that these persons knew each other and met at the AG Chambers when I made those aforesaid inquiries. To date I am unaware of the reason for that engagement and the content of any discussion which may have taken place thereof.”
He made clear that he did not solicit any information regarding the nature of the discussion which took place because he formed the opinion that it was of a personal nature.

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The AFC member said the party is in receipt of information which indicates that Johnny Antony Welshman Jnr., the “troubled accuser” at the centre of the allegations against Trotman, was directed to seek representation from Jaya Manickchand by a senior official of a government ministry.
He later revealed that this senior official was none other than, the “honourable” Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall.

FM

Sexual abuse allegations against Trotman…

Manickchand’s actions could have resulted in perversion of course of justice – Nagamootoo

September 27, 2014 | By | Filed Under News 
 

- “Manickchand’s scheme was to entrap Trotman into paying “hush money” to suppress his alleged involvement in a most heinous crime…Nagamootoo”

 

Vice Chairman of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Moses Nagamootoo stated at the party’s weekly press conference

Moses Nagamootoo, AFC Vice Chairman

Moses Nagamootoo, AFC Vice Chairman

 

yesterday, that he is deeply concerned over the admission by Attorney-at-Law Jaya Manickchand that she had initiated an enterprise which could have resulted in the perversion of the course of justice.
Johnny Terry Welshman Jnr., the young man who recently accused House Speaker, Raphael Trotman, of sexually molesting him when he was younger, had said that he had retained the services of the lawyer.  But Manickchand has vehemently refuted the allegations.
The AFC however, uncovered and disseminated text messages from Manickchand’s cell phone number which indicates that she apparently tried to settle the matter discreetly with Trotman, despite stressing mere days before, that she was not looking out for Welshman’s interest.
The political party has concluded that “the troubled young man” may be part of a scheme to entrap the House Speaker and tarnish the AFC.
The Attorney-at-Law subsequently posted on her Facebook page, a detailed statement in defence of her actions.
Nonetheless, Nagamootoo told media operatives yesterday that Manickchand, in her letter to the press admitted to contacting Trotman. The Vice Chairman said that the result of her actions, were Mr. Trotman to have fallen for Manickchand’s entreaties, would have enmeshed the House Speaker in criminal activity.
He said that the clear intention of Manickchand’s scheme was to “entrap Mr. Trotman into paying hush money to suppress his alleged involvement in a most heinous crime, thereby, securing from him an admission of his participation in the horrible crime and confirming that he had something to hide by the payment of the “hush money”.
Nagamootoo asserted that Trotman immediately refused to participate in any such scheme and recommended that Manickchand’s client make a report of the alleged crime to the Guyana Police Force.
He said too that the AFC is appalled that a former Commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission nominated by the People’s Progressive Party Civic would consider initiating such a scheme, “the sole purpose of which was to pervert the course of justice and suppress an allegation of huge proportions.”
Nagamootoo expressed that Manickchand was acting in her professional capacity and was soliciting funds for an alleged victim of a serious crime from the alleged perpetrator in return for making the criminal matter disappear.  He believes that “the admission of participation in such a venture should not escape the attention of the relevant authorities.”
The AFC Parliamentarian stated that his party is not at all persuaded by the public protestations of the former PPPC Elections Commissioner that she was “giving a friend a head’s up.”
“If this was indeed the intention, what should have transpired was that Manickchand would have advised the alleged victim to report the matter to the police, inform him that she was unable to act on his behalf and thereafter, notify her colleague of the serious allegations which were being leveled against him and inform him that a report to the Police was advised.”
The Alliance For Change is concerned that a young person who clearly seems to be in a state of considerable psychological distress has not been afforded the proper psychiatric and professional assistance that he clearly is in need of.” He reiterated that the AFC stands behind its founding member, Raphael Trotman, and former party leader and calls for a “full, frank, thorough and open investigation of the allegations made against the Speaker.”

FM

THe PPP has no shame. That young person who clearly seems to be in a state of considerable psychological distress has not been afforded the proper psychiatric and professional assistance that he clearly is in need of, by the PPP. Instead they try to blackmail Trotman into paying up "hush" money.

Mitwah

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