The Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) yesterday defended its intervention in the proceedings against Samuel Hinds Jr, whose sentencing for assault is currently in limbo, saying the law does not allow for him to be sentenced by a magistrate who did not conduct the trial that led to his conviction.
Before a sentence could be delivered for Hinds Jr, the son of Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, trial magistrate Geeta Chandan-Edmond was sacked by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). Her sacking prompted criticisms that it was a politically-motivated decision, and the DPP’s subsequent recommendation
