With public opinion bringing pressure to bear on the justice system, King’s Counsel Darshan Ramdhani remains hopeful that good sense will prevail and that the appropriate advice is given in the matter of the rape allegation against Government Minister Nigel Dharamlall.
Ramdhani, who has been retained by Dharamlall for the case, along with attorney-at-law Nigel Hughes, yesterday broke his silence, speaking for the first time on the allegations. His comments to the Sunday Stabroek come in light of heavy criticism of the police, the Childcare and Protection Agency and the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) following the revelation that the 16-year-old complainant has decided not to pursue the case against Dharamlall who holds the portfolio of Minister of Local Government and Regional Development.