Khan wants ‘constitutional mess’ investigated

Khan wrote two letters to Gaspard requesting that he (Gaspard) invoke his powers under Section 90 of the Constitution to request the Commissioner of Police to appoint a senior officer to “conduct a thorough investigation to ascertain whether Mrs Marcia Ayers-Caesar had committed the common law offence of misbehaviour in public office.” This, he said, related to “the present constitutional crisis vis-a-vis the 53 outstanding matters left in abeyance” by Ayers-Caesar.

Khan said, a “meticulous police investigation would reveal the true facts as to who misled whom,” adding this is a “very serious matter and should not be swept under the proverbial carpet.” He said the press release issued by the Office of the Chief Justice should trigger the investigation.

Ayers-Caesar was appointed a judge on April 12 but resigned two weeks later after it was revealed she left unfinished, 53 cases.

Earlier this month, she threatened to take President Anthony Carmona and the Judicial and Legal Service Commission (JLSC) to court if she is not given her job as a judge back.