Trial against lawyer set for Oct 1

THE TRIAL of Attorney Wilston Campbell, who is charged with perverting the course of justice, has been set for October 1. The date was set yesterday by Justice Paula Mae Weekes as the case was called for the 20th occasion in the San Fernando High Court.

Yesterday, when the matter was called in the First Court, Campbell’s attorney Desmond Allum SC told Justice Weekes that he had argued a point of law before the Privy Council and the ruling may impact on his client’s case. State Attorney Joan Honore-Paul indicated the prosecution’s readiness to begin the trial.

Campbell is accused that on July 18, 1995 at Cabin Restaurant and Bar on Keate Street, San Fernando, he allegedly gave PC Kurt Simon $1,500 to abort a charge against Anjay Singh and Dave Jamadhar for conspiracy to cheat on an examination. Campbell was committed to stand trial in the High Court on February 17, 2000. On the last occasion when the matter was called in the First Court before, Justice Weekes fumed as Attorney Subhas Panday, holding for Allum, sought to have the case adjourned for another time, commenting that the request was “utterly ridiculous and unacceptable.”