Views of citizens on gay sex laws crucial -AG

Anil Nandlall

The views of citizens on the abolishing of laws against gay sex are of “paramount importance” but the decision of the court on a lawsuit challenging the constitutional validity of laws that prohibit cross-dressing  will also determine government’s action in this regard, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall says.

Amid a call by former Speaker of the National Assembly, Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran that Nandlall ought to advise the government “that the unconstitutional laws against homosexuality should not prevail,” Nandlall when contacted by Stabroek News yesterday said that there are other legal implications particularly the Saving of Existing Laws