Nearly nine months after it unveiled a draft witness protection bill, the government will hold a consultation on it amid concerns that it has been too slow to act in this matter.
According to an advertisement in yesterday’s Stabroek News, the consultation is set for Monday, 10th October at the Pegasus Hotel making it unlikely that the bill will be taken to Parliament immediately. A consultation will also be held at the same time on the Protected Disclosures (Whistleblower) Bill 2016.
Urgency now attends the witness protection bill as the government has