AG seeks CCJ’s leave to enter new evidence in no confidence appeals

The submissions which were made, relate to former Member of Parliament Charrandass Persaud and an alleged video admission that he knew he was not eligible to be a Member of Parliament because of his dual citizenship, long before he became a member of parliament.

AG seeks CCJ’s leave to enter new evidence in no confidence appeals

The Caribbean Court of Justice is being asked by the Attorney General of Guyana to file new evidence in the appeal matters before it dealing with the no-confidence motion against the Guyana Government.

The submissions which were made, relate to former Member of Parliament Charrandass Persaud and an alleged video admission that he knew he was not eligible to be a Member of Parliament because of his dual citizenship, long before he became a member of parliament.

The video recording is of an online talk show that Persaud appeared on and admitted to the hosts and other guests that he was aware he could not serve in Parliament as a Canadian citizen.

He admitted to going ahead with the nomination and serving as an MP after the issue was brushed aside by one of his party leaders.

“I knew that people with dual citizenship could not hold a seat in parliament. That was given, that’s a constitutional article that we can’t get away from. What I, did in fact argue, and when I told Khemraj, I said ‘I have a Canadian passport.’ Khemraj said, ‘rass with you, a lot of people have Canadian passports. Look at Gail Teixeira.’ That’s what he said”, Charandass Persaud is quoted as saying.

Attorneys for the Attorney General of Guyana have told the CCJ that they believe the evidence which was not in their possession before, is significant and could impact on the CCJ’s decision in the current cases before it.

Guyana’s Attorney General has always argued that Persaud’s vote in the No-confidence motion should not have counted since he was ineligible to be a Member of Parliament in the first place and was well aware of that.

The CCJ is also examining several other aspects in the appeals before it.

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