By Abigail Headley
After being found in contempt of the court’s order, Chief Educa-tion Officer (CEO) Saddam Hussain yesterday apologised to Justice Sandil Kissoon for a memorandum that he sent out to education officers on Tuesday in which he stated that striking teachers will not be paid, and that the judge’s ruling was temporary.
Hussain was summoned to court yesterday after the judge got wind of the memo and found it to be in contempt of the court’s order.
At the proceedings, Attorney General (AG) Anil Nandlall SC was present and was questioned as to the reason for his presence there. In response, the AG stated that he was there to represent Hussain. He was however rebuffed by Justice Kissoon who reminded him that someone of his position (that of AG) was not allowed to represent in the matter.