Former public service minister Dr Jennifer Westford and the ministry’s former chief personnel officer Margaret Cummings have been granted a stay of the proceedings against them in the magistrate’s court for allegedly attempting to steal state vehicles.
The stay was granted last Wednesday by Justice of Appeal Dawn Gregory, who ordered that the trial be halted until the hearing and determination of an appeal, which the women have also filed before the court.
The trial of Westford and Cummings had commenced on May 15 of this year before city magistrate Fabayo Azore.
