Judge stays magistrate’s court proceedings in charges against Singh, Brassington

Winston Brassington (left) and Ashni Singh

Justice Franklyn Holder has ordered the Magistrate’s Court to halt proceedings from the charges of alleged misconduct in public office against former Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh and former head of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) Winston Brassington.

The order was yesterday made by Justice Holder, who directed that all further proceedings before the lower court be stayed until the hearing and determination of the men’s challenge to the charges in the High Court.

A hearing on their challenge to the legality and validity of the criminal charges against them is slated for Friday before acting Chief Justice Roxane George.