Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall has told the National Assembly that it will cost Guyana US$3 million in just legal fees to defend itself against the US$100 million lawsuit brought by international company, Smart City Solutions (SCS) over the terminated parking meters project.
He made the disclosure during yesterday’s sitting of the National Assembly while a supplementary provision of $100 million was being considered for his ministry.
“Sir, it is public knowledge that the Government of Guyana was sued for the parking meter contract that was entered into during the tenure of the last government and there are legal proceedings currently ongoing at an international tribunal in Washington DC. Some US$3 million will have to be expended only in legal fees to represent the government’s interest in those legal proceedings. What is reflected here is simply a deposit towards those legal fees,” the AG said.
