Gov’t to appeal committees ruling

Government will this week appeal the ruling of Chief Justice Ian Chang in the action brought by the administration challenging the numerical make- up of the National Assembly’s Com-mittee of Selection, but the move is not likely to affect the work of the parliamentary committees.

“Yes, the government has decided that the decision of Chief Justice Ian Chang…will be appealed and an appeal will be filed shortly,” Attorn-ey General Anil Nandlall told Stabroek News yesterday. “It should be done before the end of this week,” he said.

AFC leader, Khemraj Ramjattan, when contacted yesterday, expressed surprise that the government has moved in this direction but noted that they have every right to do so. He, however, said that it will not affect the work of the parliamentary committees. The attorney explained that the