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@Django posted:

121 Days after March 2 ,2020 Elections ,the people of Guyana will know which Political Party(s) will be the next Government.

Not really. Even if the CCJ rules in the PPP/C's favor that Sanctimonious Gangster Granger and his Harmonite strongmen will not step down. Some observers believe the Harmonites will provoke a crisis and Granger will declare a State of Emergency. But I do hope that better sense prevails and that Granger accepts peacefully a pro-PPP/C ruling by the CCJ.

FM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy1z5EF528k



Django
@Former Member posted:

Not really. Even if the CCJ rules in the PPP/C's favor that Sanctimonious Gangster Granger and his Harmonite strongmen will not step down. Some observers believe the Harmonites will provoke a crisis and Granger will declare a State of Emergency. But I do hope that better sense prevails and that Granger accepts peacefully a pro-PPP/C ruling by the CCJ.

Are you saying that the PNC will use better judgement?

R
@Ramakant-P posted:

Are you saying that the PNC will use better judgement?

Who knows? The world is warning them. They must realize they can't withstand political isolation and economic sanctions for long.

Today July 1st Ralph Gonsalves takes over as CARICOM Chairman. He will start the ball rolling. Gonsalves' position against Granger's position is well known. Gonsalves commands more respect within the Caribbean than Granger.

FM
@Former Member posted:

Who knows? The world is warning them. They must realize they can't withstand political isolation and economic sanctions for long.

Today July 1st Ralph Gonsalves takes over as CARICOM Chairman. He will start the ball rolling. Gonsalves' position against Granger's position is well known. Gonsalves commands more respect within the Caribbean than Granger.

Yes! indeed! The whole of Guyana will suffer greatly if the PNC is allowed to get away with cheating as they did between 1968 and 1985, 2015 and now 2020.

R
@Django posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy1z5EF528k



Thanks Django.

alena06
@kp posted:

It is interesting to listen to the proceeding, The PNC lawyer has difficulty pronouncing words and several time had to be reminded of the subject being addressed.

 I can see the judges being disgusted by the poor presentation by the PNC clowns.

@alena06 posted:

PNC lawyer not answering the judges questions just keep quoting cases, one judge even said you have quoted that case before. 😄😄

I'm amused by how people evaluate the lawyers.  I have been around countless lawyers and have listened to numerous presentations in different legal proceedings.  First thing to bear in mind is that most of a lawyer's case is in the written materials submitted .  Second, the oral presentations are by design and necessity slow paced because a number of people have to follow what is being said and the constant references to cases is because that is the the essence of the common law.  

T

CCJ judges raise key questions at Jagdeo-Ally “valid votes” appeal

 

President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, Adrian Saunders telling Attorney General Basil Williams (backing camera) “we need to make this thing work”

Two judges of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Wednesday morning raised questions about whether Guyana’s constitution and election law can be amended by subsidiary legislation.

CCJ President , Justice Adrian Saunders posed the question to Attorney-at-Law John Jeremie, for the respondent Eslyn David. “Does that sound right to you?,” Saunders said.

That question was asked at the juncture when Jeremie was making the point that the Guyana Court of Appeal was asked for an interpretation of “more votes are cast” as stated in Article 177 (2)(b). The local appeal court ruled that “more votes are cast” means “more valid votes are cast”.  The lawyer noted that the applicant that Article be read in accordance with the gazetted recount order number 60.

Justice Jacob Wit

Justice Saunders also remarked that if the CCJ were to rule that a court can determine the validity of the election of an official before the official is actually elected, that would be the first time that the Commonwealth that would happen.

CCJ Judge, Jacob Wit queried what was meant by valid votes, and he went on to remark that that would have implications for the Representation of the People Act which speaks about valid votes. “If you give a different meaning to valid votes, that would not be within the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal and will be dangerous to do it this way,” the judge said.

The recount Order 60 provided for the reconciliation of votes cast in the March 2, 2020 general and regional elections with voters’ lists, counterfoils and stubs.

Attorney-at-Law , Douglas Mendes, for appellants Bharrat Jagdeo and Irfaan Ali remarked that “it will amend the constitution.”

K
@Totaram posted:

Jackass, its not only criminals who have contact with the legal system.  

Totaram,  one of the things I found myself doing when I first joined this forum, was responding the way others write to me. If they call me names, or are nasty towards me, I am also nasty and I call them names in return. The end result was,  we both become nastier towards each other and we don't even discuss the issue any more. 

When you first start writing on this forum, I stopped writing for a while and laugh, while I let other think we are the same person. I was also impressed by what you wrote, but after a while I noticed that you write  like me, when I first came here. 

I had a best friend name Gene. I disliked him when he challenged me to make me see myself.  He passed on and I really miss him.  

Tola

CCJ to give decision next week Wednesday on PPP’s election appeal

 

Trinidadian Senior Counsel, Douglas Mendes

Lawyers for the People’s Progressive Party and a supporter of A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) on Wednesday laid out their arguments on whether the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ has jurisdiction to hear an appeal of a Guyana Court of Appeal decision on the question of valid votes.

The CCJ said it would now study the submissions by the several lawyers and give a decision next week Wednesday , July 8 at 3 PM.

Attorney-at-Law, John Jeremie, for APNU+AFC respondent Eslyn David maintained that the regional court does not have jurisdiction to hear the appeal because the Guyana constitution and the CCJ Act prohibit this. Jeremie further argued that even if the Guyana Court of Appeal is wrong, the CCJ could not hear an appeal. “The court has no jurisdiction to determine the matterâ€Ķto determine whether that supreme court was wrong,” he said.

Attorney-at-Lawyer, Douglas Mendes, for PPP General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo and presidential candidate, Dr. Irfaan Ally conceded that the CCJ does not have jurisdiction to hear the appeal but to quash the case altogether because the Guyana Court of Appeal had no jurisdiction in the first place. He stressed that Article 177(4) was applicable only to someone who had already been elected president.

Attorney General, Basil Williams (Guyana Chronicle photo).

Mendes, at the same time, said the CCJ has a legitimate right to interpret the constitution and to find that the Guyana Court of Appeal had no jurisdiction. “If the decision is not caught by Article 177(4), therefore, your jurisdiction is not excluded,” he said. The lawyer the CCJ Act gives the right to interpret the Constitution, all civil matters and matters of great public importance.  He said the CCJ does not interpret the constitution “you would be violating the Constitution of Guyana.”

The lawyer for Jagdeo and Ally wants the CCJ to allow the appeal to that Trinidad-headquartered court, that the matter before the Guyana Court of Appeal is dismissed.

Mendes also wants the CCJ to issue a consequential order requiring the Chief Elections Officer to withdraw his report to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and declare the result on the basis of the recount.

Attorney-at-Law, Justin Simon,in association with Attorney General Basil Williams, said based on the CCJ’s interpretation of Article 177(4) of Guyana’s constitution would have determine whether it has a residual jurisdiction. At the same time, he said the Guyana Court of Appeal enjoys jurisdiction to interpret the Constitution. “Give a liberal interpretationâ€Ķ,”

Attorney General Williams  said the Guyana Court of Appeal has exclusive jurisdiction to deal with matters concerning the election of the President and the High Court deals with the election of members of the National Assembly.

Attorney-at-Law Reginald Armour, for APNU+AFC’s Joseph Harmon, also argued that the CCJ did not have jurisdiction.

K
@Rochelle posted:

Very good arguments made on both sides.

Impressed with Mr. Reginald Armour, S.C.!

Mr. Basil Williams also came through. Good day for both sides. It really is a tough case and decision. 

Basil should take some pages from Jonas book and share with his comrades representing APNU.

what is an "ack"

justice Saunders we ain't want get into that ðŸ˜‚😂😂😂

Court of Appeal amend the constitution by way of an order ðŸ˜‚😂😂😂

How yuh know yuh on a “fishing expedition.”

Armour appearing for Joseph Harmon: “ Sir, the best answer I can give...”

Mr. Armour appearing for Joseph Harmon: “I am lost my Honor, I am lost...” eventually agrees that the CCJ has jurisdiction on the particular question.
FM
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@Totaram posted:

I'm amused by how people evaluate the lawyers.  I have been around countless lawyers and have listened to numerous presentations in different legal proceedings.  First thing to bear in mind is that most of a lawyer's case is in the written materials submitted .  Second, the oral presentations are by design and necessity slow paced because a number of people have to follow what is being said and the constant references to cases is because that is the the essence of the common law.  

That girl family own the oldest law firm in Guyana.

Bibi Haniffa
@Former Member posted:

Not really. Even if the CCJ rules in the PPP/C's favor that Sanctimonious Gangster Granger and his Harmonite strongmen will not step down. Some observers believe the Harmonites will provoke a crisis and Granger will declare a State of Emergency. But I do hope that better sense prevails and that Granger accepts peacefully a pro-PPP/C ruling by the CCJ.

My sense is that Afros will take to the streets, widespread protests, CARICOM intervention, and calls for new elections. 

V
@Rochelle posted:

Very good arguments made on both sides.

Impressed with Mr. Reginald Armour, S.C.!

Mr. Basil Williams also came through. Good day for both sides. It really is a tough case and decision. 

Indeed, indeed, indeed -- very good presentations by all sides.

PPP/C presenters were more focused on the issues, laws and the poignant point of Article 177 (2) (b) relative to "more votes are cast" and that of the Guyana Appeal Court ruling for “more valid votes are cast”.

FM
@VishMahabir posted:

My sense is that Afros will take to the streets, widespread protests, CARICOM intervention, and calls for new elections. 

PPP will be declare the winner, Infaan will be sworn in as President.. Protest and violence in and around GT. PPP supporters are not a push over any more.. gone are those days. PPP Candidate are well protected ... I say no more on this... 

FM
@Former Member posted:

PPP will be declare the winner, Infaan will be sworn in as President.. Protest and violence in and around GT. PPP supporters are not a push over any more.. gone are those days. PPP Candidate are well protected ... I say no more on this... 

I am very sceptical about this. The longer it takes for the CCJ to make an announcement, the better scenario it would look for the PNC.

R
@Former Member posted:

Indeed, indeed, indeed -- very good presentations by all sides.

PPP/C presenters were more focused on the issues, laws and the poignant point of Article 177 (2) (b) relative to "more votes are cast" and that of the Guyana Appeal Court ruling for “more valid votes are cast”.

Most interesting was addressing article 177(4). I have never seen someone with more hoof and mouth disease. I have said this here and was questioned by Justice Saunders: the election is not over and one cannot address this article because no president was sworn in. Our resident green dress, (plantain chips and cook up rice expert) legal interpreter was giving me holy sh*t about it. Justice Saunders settled this issue.

FM
@Rochelle posted:

Very good arguments made on both sides.

Impressed with Mr. Reginald Armour, S.C.!

Mr. Basil Williams also came through. Good day for both sides. It really is a tough case and decision. 

As a kane kutta, me could ah do betta dan Comrade Basil Dunce. He was very embarrassing to the Guyanese people. Wonder where he got his law diploma from? Reginald was confused also. Even Timothy Jonas was brilliant compared to the Dunce.

FM
@Former Member posted:

As a kane kutta, me could ah do betta dan Comrade Basil Dunce. He was very embarrassing to the Guyanese people. Wonder where he got his law diploma from? Reginald was confused also. Even Timothy Jonas was brilliant compared to the Dunce.

He is British and can't hold any public office. What big case he won ,to make a name for himself ?

Django
@Django posted:

He is British and can't hold any public office. What big case he won ,to make a name for himself ?

Harmon is an American citizen and he holds a position in the de facto Granjah government. Did they not submit a petition to the US government through their lobbying firm saying Granger was an American citizen? I think there is a future for Jonas to hold office in a PPP led administration, if he is so desirous of doing so.

FM
@Former Member posted:

Harmon is an American citizen and he holds a position in the de facto Granjah government. Did they not submit a petition to the US government through their lobbying firm saying Granger was an American citizen?

I think there is a future for Jonas to hold office in a PPP led administration, if he is so desirous of doing so.

Harmon (as claimed ) give up US Citizenship .David Granger is not US Citizen.

What Office Jonas will hold in government as a British Citizen ?

Django
@Django posted:

Harmon (as claimed ) give up US Citizenship .David Granger is not US Citizen.

What Office Jonas will hold in government as a British Citizen ?

On the dossier from their lobbying firm, they claimed he was a US citizen. It was later removed. As for Harmon, like the rest of them, we will see. I don't believe a word these fraudsters say. They believe their own lies.

FM
@Former Member posted:

On the dossier from their lobbying firm, they claimed he was a US citizen. It was later removed. As for Harmon, like the rest of them, we will see.

I don't believe a word these fraudsters say. They believe their own lies.

Perhaps their supporters will say the same about the Opposition.

Two way street bhai.

Django
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There were questions around whether the same votes cast that are used to elect a President is used to elect a national assembly. The answer is YES. I believe this question was asked to circumvent 177(4)'s exclusive jurisdiction of the COA, thereby providing CCJ to have jurisdiction to hear the matter.

There were also questions around whether there was a President elected for there to be application of 177(4). The fact remains that there is still one President duly elected into office and that remains in office. On this basis it could be argued that 177(4) does apply, and that Ms. David's matter was filed in the appropriate court and therefore, CCJ has no jurisdiction. President Granger was technically not a presidential "candidate" but a elected President who sought re-election. 

And I also learned that according to some arguments, an election petition can be filed once candidates were nominated, not necessarily when GECOM declares. In other words, there technically does not have to be a declaration made for a petition to be filed.

Brilliant judges and attorneys all around. 

Rochelle
@Rochelle posted:

There were questions around whether the same votes cast that are used to elect a President is used to elect a national assembly. The answer is YES. I believe this question was asked to circumvent 177(4)'s exclusive jurisdiction of the COA, thereby providing CCJ to have jurisdiction to hear the matter.

There were also questions around whether there was a President elected for there to be application of 177(4). The fact remains that there is still one President duly elected into office and that remains in office. On this basis it could be argued that 177(4) does apply, and that Ms. David's matter was filed in the appropriate court and therefore, CCJ has no jurisdiction. President Granger was technically not a presidential "candidate" but a elected President who sought re-election. 

And I also learned that according to some arguments, an election petition can be filed once candidates were nominated, not necessarily when GECOM declares. In other words, there technically does not have to be a declaration made for a petition to be filed.

Brilliant judges and attorneys all around. 

This question was debated and was rejected. The argument that if 177(4) could be used even before an election was held. The PNC lawyer was confused. The word president was emphasized and no president was elected during this process.

FM
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@Former Member posted:

This question was debated and was rejected. The argument that if 177(4) could be used even before an election was held. The PNC lawyer was confused. The word president was emphasized and no president was elected during this process.

Article 177 is Voting for a President of Guyana,no Court out of the Country have any Jurisdiction to hear any matter that arises,only the Appeal Court of Guyana.

The CCJ questions are trampling on the Constitution of Guyana ,regarding electing a Head of State.

Django
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@Django posted:

Article 177 is Voting for a President of Guyana,no Court out of the Country have any Jurisdiction to hear any matter that arises,only the Appeal Court of Guyana.

Interesting. First time I heard of this. Is there any documentation? However, that was not the court case. It was whether the CoA has the authority to hear the case.

FM
@Former Member posted:

Interesting. First time I heard of this. Is there any documentation? However, that was not the court case. It was whether the CoA has the authority to hear the case.

Read the Constitution of Guyana ,Article 177 was posted on a thread. Guyana Constitution is different than any in the Caribbean. Sanders was making mockery when he asked if there is still president in Guyana.

Django
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@Django posted:

Article 177 is Voting for a President of Guyana,no Court out of the Country have any Jurisdiction to hear any matter that arises,only the Appeal Court of Guyana.

The CCJ questions are trampling on the Constitution of Guyana ,regarding electing a Head of State.

I bet if PPP did this to the PNC, the rethoric might have been different. To quote you: It cuts both ways.

FM
@Former Member posted:

I bet if PPP did this to the PNC, the rethoric might have been different. To quote you: It cuts both ways.

The PPP is not a Patriotic Political Party of Guyana ,they are a sellout ,causing the tiny Islanders Judges to disrespect Guyana.

I have made some harsh comments on the discussion blog of the live video.

Django
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@Django posted:

Read the Constitution of Guyana ,Article 177 was posted on a thread. Guyana Constitution is different than any in the Caribbean. Sanders was making mockery when he asked if there is still president in Guyana.

He is the umpire. He calls the balls and strikes. He calls it as he sees it. He does not call the pitch before it is delivered. He waits until the pitch has cleared the plate. Be nice to him.

FM
@Former Member posted:

This question was debated and was rejected. The argument that if 177(4) could be used even before an election was held. The PNC lawyer was confused. The word president was emphasized and no president was elected during this process.

True - no NEW President was elected but A President was running for re-election.

Like I said, this can be argued both ways. 

Rochelle
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@Former Member posted:

He is the umpire. He calls the balls and strikes. He calls it as he sees it. He does not call the pitch before it is delivered. He waits until the pitch has cleared the plate. Be nice to him.

Never ,most Islanders disrespects Guyanese. They hear Guyana getting rich ,so they sucking up to the sell outs , to get a piece of the pie.

Django
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@Django posted:

The PPP is not a Patriotic Political Party of Guyana ,they are a sellout ,causing the tiny Islanders Judges to disrespect Guyana.

I have made some harsh comments on the discussion blog of the live video.

The PPP did not cause the judges to disrespect Guyana. It was the PNC LAWYERS WHO DISPLAYED IGNORANCE AND WERE EMBARRASSED BY THE JUDGES. BLAME THE PNC. Please don't blame the PPP for the PNC dunce attorneys. They were out of their league. Mendes performed like a genius and Basil and company could not handle the heat.

FM
@Former Member posted:

The PPP did not cause the judges to disrespect Guyana. It was the PNC LAWYERS WHO DISPLAYED IGNORANCE AND WERE EMBARRASSED BY THE JUDGES. BLAME THE PNC. Please don't blame the PPP for the PNC dunce attorneys. They were out of their league. Mendes performed like a genius and Basil and company could not handle the heat.

Nothing to do with PNC LAWYERS, the PPP knows the CCJ don't have Jurisdiction ,they appeal the case trying to get the Judges dictate to the CEO .

Django
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Basil doesn't know the task for the CEO is to tabulate valid votes as ascertained after a count by his staff. The CEO is not part of the counting process, his staff - the ROs and the POs, are the ones who calculate ballots and determine valid and invalid votes.

Section 96 of the ROPA doesn't permit nor instruct the CEO to "calculate valid votes"

 

FM
@Rochelle posted:

What exactly does this prove?

The COA did not alter the word valid...just extrapolated on the type of vote that would and should be counted as part of "more votes cast".

If the votes were stamped, were they invalid? Who allowed invalid stamped votes when the PNC controlled the voting apparatus? Or the PPP bought all the PNC ROs too?

FM
@Django posted:

Nothing to do with LAWYERS, the PPP knows the CCJ don't have Jurisdiction ,the appeal the case trying to get the Judges dictate to the CEO .

If the CCJ judges thought they did not have jurisdiction, why did they not refuse to hear the case? I don't think they would have wanted to waste time. Why did they spend all that time listening and questioning the lawyers who presented and defended it?

FM
@Former Member posted:

If the CCJ judges thought they did not have jurisdiction, why did they not refuse to hear the case? I don't think they would have wanted to waste time. Why did they spend all that time listening and questioning the lawyers who presented and defended it?

They have to listen to the submissions ,they can't say no .

Django
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@Rochelle posted:

True - no NEW President was elected but A President was running for re-election.

Like I said, this can be argued both ways. 

Article 177(4) addressed a president. Ali was not a president running for office. He was a candidate running for the office of the president.
Granger is a de facto president. He was also a candidate running for president. The election is not over until a president is sworn in. Only then you can address a president. Granger is squatting.

FM

Romel Roopnarine

 

LISTEN TO THE APNU/AFC CLAIMS OF ELECTORAL FRAUD BY THE PPP/C UNRAVEL DURING TODAY’S CCJ HEARING

Basil stumbles when asked if he has evidence to substantiate the claims he is making before the Court.

It has been well established that the APNU/AFC attempted several times to rig the elections which is all publicly documented, with global leaders and organizations testifying to that fact.

Their efforts failed as the PPP/C with sheer numbers won the elections by a clear majority. Guyanese voters including former traditional PNC supporters came out in their numbers to eject the APNU/AFC from government after a disastrous period in office.

FM
@Rochelle posted:

Actually, most of the identified fraud and dead people votes were in PPP/C strongholds. Check your people. 

Stop prattling PNC propaganda. How can this happen when PNC controlled all the election apparatus? Where are the proofs of dead or absent voters? Who identified these people? The fraudster himself...Lolofeel. This is all hogwash. If the world wasn't watching, Granger would have pulled his trademark move...Burnhamism.

FM
@Former Member posted:

Article 177(4) addressed a president. Ali was not a president running for office. He was a candidate running for the office of the president.
Granger is a de facto president. He was also a candidate running for president. The election is not over until a president is sworn in. Only then you can address a president. Granger is squatting.

Look how Skelly schooling we GNI resident lawyer Rochelle deh. I think Basil and her went to the same law school in August month.

Bibi Haniffa

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