By failing to abide by the Constitution, the APNU+AFC government is operating outside of the rule of law, according to the Bar Council of the Bar Association of Guyana.
In a strongly worded statement yesterday, the Council condemned the failure of government to hold elections as required by the Constitution. It said that “by failing to abide by failing to abide by the clear and unambiguous terms of the Constitution, the Government of Guyana has abdicated its responsibility, violated the Constitution, is operating outside of the rule of law and in breach of internationally recognised standards of democracy.”
The statement noted that although it did not order elections, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), in its judgments in the consolidated no-confidence cases, expressed an expectation that relevant constitutional responsibilities would been exercised with integrity, and in keeping with the unambiguous provisions of the Constitution.
