On Friday, Justice Navindra Singh at the High Court in Georgetown, dismissed a claim filed by Jones Raymond on October 25, 2022, claiming a breach of several of his constitutional rights.
Justice Singh also awarded costs amounting to $500,000 against the claimant to be paid to the Attorney General, the respondent, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said in a release yesterday.
The Claimant, Raymond, asserted he spent nine years on remand without a trial and that was a breach of his right to fair hearing within a reasonable time.
In his High Court action, Raymond claimed against the Attorney General, inter alia, the following reliefs: