Many Barbadians read the story that appeared in yesterday’s media Charges dropped against couple with some interest including members of the BU household. Why did Director of Public Prosecutions Charles Leacock QC drop the matter against Barry and Barbara Dueck? You mean to say not even one charge could have been prosecuted out of the five :-
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Money Laundering
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Theft
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Buying and selling foreign currency, to wit, United States currency, to people unknown outside of Barbados without the permission of the exchange control authority of the Central Bank of Barbados.
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Charged with carrying on an international financial service when he was not licensed to do so by the Central Bank.
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Charged that he held himself out as a trader in securities without being registered with the Financial Services Commission
Poor Philip Nicholls must be wondering what must a man do to have money laundering charges dropped by DPP Charles Leacock.
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Who are these two individuals who made the accusations, Jean Delangis of 411 St Peter’s Bay, Road View, St Peter and Robert Richardson of 10 Forest Hills, Royal Westmoreland, St James?
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Did they ever attend court when the case was called multiple times?
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Did they withdraw their complaint?
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If they did and as the complainants in this case did they have to pay court costs and also for the resources expended by the court, police, prison etc and taxpayers of Barbados?
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Did they use the Barbados court system and prosecutors with an accusation of theft for their own personal vindictive purposes?
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Was the prosecution duped into bringing these charges on their behalf and is there a case of negligence/incompetence to be cited?
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Has or does anyone in the prosecutors office ever golf and socialise with either of the theft accusers Jean Delangis and or Robert Richardson?
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Were some of the charges like money laundering, buying and selling foreign currency etc. simply “trumped up” without any basis whatsoever in law and would have been clear to any first year law student?
Can we expect a peer review of this case?
How about a careful analysis by the respectable traditional local media.
The public has a right to know!
Relevant link: Money laundering charges
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