Declaring the President’s appointment of Clifton Hicken to act as Commissioner of Police, lawful; Chief Justice (Ag) Roxane George SC said the Head of State acted well within the Constitution, given the peculiar circumstances with which he was confronted.
Given the ruling, all the promotions of police officers authorized by Hicken following his appointment, were saved by the Court.
In throwing out the action brought by the main APNU+AFC Opposition, Justice George said the fact there was no Opposition Leader when Hicken was appointed, there could also be no consultation between the two political figureheads on making the appointment, as envisioned by the Constitution.