The Guyana Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL) is disappointed that Attorney General Anil Nandlall has chosen to publicly air his views about an ongoing legal matter and condemns his assertion that the association supports criminals.
In a press release, GAWL President Simone Morris-Ramlall said the group has taken note of comments attributed to Nandlall in the September 16 edition of the Guyana Chronicle. While it is not within the mandate of the association to comment publicly on issues not perceived to concern them; GAWL takes exception in this case since a direct challenge was issued to the association, the release said.
GAWL also condemns the assertion by the attorney general that it would support criminals and will contend “that any lawyer worth his salt would not propagate as a general rule that silence equals consent.” The group is also disappointed that “the leader of the Bar who ought to be a conspicuously apolitical figure” is commenting on an
