Judge rules against prosecution, says magistrate can proceed indictably on charges against Myers

Roxanne Myers

High Court Judge Franklyn Holder has ruled that Magistrate Leron Daly can proceed to conduct a Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the misconduct charges laid against former Deputy Chief Election Officer (DCEO) Roxanne Myers.

Delivering his decision virtually yesterday, Justice Holder said he did not find as claimed by the team prosecuting the matter, that Magistrate Daly acted either unreasonably or irrationally.

The judge said that in fact, he found that that the magistrate had properly exercised her discretion in accordance with Section 61:1 of the Summary Jurisdiction Act to try the matter indictably.