Lamaha Gardens land sale legal, says Chief Co-ops officer

Kareem Abdul-Jabar

Chief Co-operatives Deve-lopment Officer Kareem Abdul-Jabar has moved to the High Court challenging what he contends are unlawful attempts to discipline him for his role in the sale of a disputed Lamaha Gardens property, which he maintains was at all times above board.

Abdul-Jabar, through his lawyer Roysdale Forde, has obtained nisi orders from acting Chief Justice Ian Chang against the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security Lorene Baird as well as the Public Service Commission (PSC), who would now have to show cause why the decisions they took should not be overturned.

As part of his supporting documentation for his motion to the High Court, Abdul-Jabar included his report on the land sale, which he said took place two years after he cancelled the registration of the