Luncheon faces grilling on appointments, contracts in Jagdeo libel case

Nigel Hughes

Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon yesterday continued to face questions over government appointments and contract awards as testimony in President Bharrat Jagdeo’s $10M libel suit against Kaieteur News and columnist Freddie Kissoon continued.

Luncheon faced continuing cross-examination by defence attorney Nigel Hughes, after Justice Brassington Reynolds overruled objections made by Jagdeo’s lawyer, Anil Nandlall to the line of questioning.

Legal arguments started last Friday when Nandlall objected to Hughes questioning Luncheon on State Agency appointments. Nandlall had objected on the grounds that the line of