The Bar Association of Guyana yesterday issued a stinging reply to Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall after he contended that there may be a “hidden agenda” for the Association’s protest outside of the Guyana Police Force’s Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) headquarters on Friday over the recent arrest of an attorney.
On Friday, just over 50 lawyers picketed SOUC’s Camp Street Headquarters calling for immediate action against the officers that arrested attorney-at-law Tamieka Clarke on October 28. Clarke was arrested after she advised her client to remain silent and not provide SOCU with a statement. The pro-test was led by the President of the Bar Association of Guyana Pauline Chase.
Following the protest, Nandlall sought to question the motive of the protest and said that he thought the issue was “water under the bridge” given his initial intervention.
