ACTING Chief Justice Ian Chang yesterday ordered that the Attorney General (AG), as guardian of the public interest, investigate possible offences of contempt of Court and conspiracy or attempt to defeat the course of justice. Following the investigation, a report must be made to the Court on May 17.
The instruction was given after attorney-at-law, Mr. Adrian Thompson complained, in a notice of motion, that two Chinese nationals were deported although their challenged visas turned out to be valid.
The lawyer said the Immigration Act, Chapter 14:02, Sections 22 and 24 ought to have served Feng Bao Yu and Feng Si Xia with a notice and that was not done.
In the litigation, counsel, on behalf of the applicants requested an order or rule nisi of prohibition, issued and directed to Chief Immigration Officer Leroy Brumell, preventing him, his servants and/or agents from expelling or removing the applicants from Guyana on the ground that the said expulsion or removal would be irrational, unreasonable, unfair, unlawful, null, void and of no legal effect unless cause is shown why the said order or rule nisi should not be made absolute.
The two Chinese nationals, of Lot ‘E’ Public Road, Grove, East Bank Demerara, said they were granted Republic of Guyana visas in Beijing, China, and entered this country on April 25 last.
However, they were denied permission to stay by immigration officers at Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri, and were detained, there, on an allegation that their visas seemed forged.
They were informed that they were to be deported on April 26 but counsel told the Court they were entitled to legitimate expectations that they would not be deported from Guyana as they had valid visas.