Nandlall confirms gov’t bought law books for his personal use

Former Attorney-General Anil Nandlall yesterday confirmed that law books were bought for him by the Legal Affairs Ministry during his tenure, according to an agreement he had with the then government before taking up his position.

However, Nandlall, in a statement, said he saw nothing wrong with the arrangement and that there had been precedents for it.

Nandlall was responding to the revelation by Attorney General Basil Williams that former president Donald Ramotar, in a letter to Auditor General Deodat Sharma, indicated that he had entered into an arrangement with Nandlall to have the books purchased with funds from the