Dear Editor,
Section 8 (1) of the Justices Protection Act Cap 5:09 of the Laws of Guyana reads as follows:
No action shall be brought against a justice for anything done by him in the execution of his office unless the action is commenced within six calendar months next after the act complained of has been committed.
Sect 2 reads as follows:
The action shall not be commenced against the justice until one calendar month at least after notice in writing of the intended action has been delivered to him, or left for him at his usual place of abode, by the party intending to commence the action, or by that party’s attorney or agent, wherein the cause of action and the court in which the action is to be brought shall be clearly and explicitly stated; and upon the back thereof shall be endorsed the name and place of abode of that party, and also the name and place of abode or of business of his attorney or agent, if the notice has been served by the attorney or agent.
Under the above Act a “justice” includes a policeman or soldier.
Mr Editor one of the oldest tricks of this trade is for the Government/Justice to pretend that it is enquiring into a complaint against one of its servants and or agents. The enquiry continues for months until the aggrieved party’s right to sue has passed.
The recent reports of one person being shot and killed in Buxton and of at least four persons being tortured by the army falls squarely into the tactics of filibustering until the time to sue has passed.
I feel that these injured parties should set about immediately in seeking proper legal advice before all their legal rights are lost.
Yours faithfully,
Sherman Nurse
