Brady promises to appear but won’t talk at enquiry
Harold Brady has sent yet another scorching letter to the Manatt-Dudus commission of enquiry ahead of today’s face-off, informing them that he will be attending the meeting simply out of courtesy.
The attorney, who helped the governing Jamaica Labour Party engage the services of United States law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips during its ill-fated attempt to stave of a diplomatic row which ensued as a result of an extradition request for accused drug kingpin Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, had filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court last week.
The commission said it had received the court documents and would deal with them today.
“We refer to yesterday’s (Friday’s) proceedings and confirm that the commission was informed by affidavit and notice of objection that our client, Mr Harold Brady, would not be testifying at these proceedings,” stated law firm Henlin, Gibson, Henlin in the letter sent to the commission on Friday.
The law firm noted that the commission had wished for time to consider the documentation and said it would reconvene today after having done so.
“As a courtesy to the commission, the undersigned will attend the commission meeting on Monday, January 24, but, for the avoidance of doubt and so as not to be accused of wasting time, we wish to record that our client’s position is one that will not change.”
Henlin added: “Furthermore, we consider the matter of his refusal to testify and his reasons for so doing to be a matter between himself and the commission alone.”
Accordingly, Henlin served notice that it would not be engaging in any legal argument with any other attorneys appearing for any other witness.
On Thursday, Patrick Bailey, the lawyer representing former state minister in the foreign affairs ministry, Dr Ronald Robinson, served notice that he would be asking questions today.
Robinson was the only government minister to quit in the midst of the turmoil in which Jamaicans called for the resignations of Prime Minister Bruce Golding, Justice Minister Dorothy Lightbourne and Solicitor General Douglas Leys.
Source: jamaica-gleaner.com