Nandlall law books court trial continues
PPP/C, Member of Parliament (MP), Anil Nandlall
PPP/C, Member of Parliament (MP), Anil Nandlall

THE court trial against former Attorney General (AG), Anil Nandlall in relation to the alleged larceny of over $2 million worth of law books from the Ministry of Legal Affairs, will resume today in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Prosecutor for the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), Patrice Henry, had called two witnesses to the stand to testify before City Magistrate, Fabayo Azore. Nandlall is represented by Attorneys-at-law, Neil Boston, S.C., Glen Hanoman and Devindra Kissoon.

The two witnesses who have testified are: Janise Joe, former Stores Clerk at the Ministry of Legal Affairs (1999-2014), and Daniel Persaud, an accounts clerk at the said ministry. On April 27, Nandlall was charged with `Larceny by Bailee’ in connection with a number of law books he took from the Ministry of Legal Affairs, which he said was given to him by former President, Donald Ramotar, during his tenure in office.

The former AG is alleged to have fraudulently converted 14 Commonwealth Law Reports valued at GY$2.3 million to his own use, as Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs. He was released on self-bail by Magistrate Azore.

Over the last two years, Nandlall has repeatedly confirmed that while he was AG, the law books were purchased for him by the State, with approval by former president Ramotar. Nandlall had explained that the law books are in his possession and he has no intention of returning them to the State. He subsequently secured an order in the High Court which bars the police from seizing the books.

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