-President instructs
In what will be seen as a rebuke of the Attorney General’s Chambers, President Irfaan Ali has instructed that the family of Quindon Bacchus be paid the $24 million awarded by the High Court over his unlawful shooting death in June 2022.
The state had originally decided to appeal the ruling which was handed down by Justice Nigel Niles back in November.
Speaking at his weekly conference yesterday at the PPP Headquarters on Robb Street, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo stated that “this matter was drawn to the attention of the president. Apparently the AG (Anil Nandlall SC) and the others were planning to appeal the judgment, and the President made it clear there should be no appeal and that the award must be paid to Quindon Bacchus and their family”.
