Court overturns Chief Co-ops officer’s dismissal

Kareem Abdul-Jabar

Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang has overturned the dismissal of Chief Co-operative Development Officer Kareem Abdul-Jabar, after finding that the Public Service Commission (PSC) and the Ministry of Labour found him guilty of breaches of the public service disciplinary code even before giving him a chance to respond to the charges.

Jabar had moved to the court in March to challenge what he contended were unlawful attempts to discipline him after he was