Picewell Forbes to appear before Senior Justice Allen
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Diigo/FurlPublished On:Thursday, October 22, 2009
Andros MP Picewell Forbes is set to appear before Senior Justice Anita Allen tomorrow morning to answer questions as to why he should not be held in contempt of court. Last night, the judge declared a mistrial in the John Travolta attempted extortion case after she learned that Forbes had announced at the PLP convention that his former political colleague Pleasant Bridgewater had been acquittedThe announcement was carried live on radio and television, but the jury was still behind closed doors, trying to reach a verdict when the announcement was made.
Justice Allen said she had no choice but to order a retrial saying 'justice must not only be done, but seen to be done.'
This morning, Anthony McKinney, the lawyer representing Forbes told the Tribune that Forbes had no intention of disrupting the legal proceedings and had simply relayed what turned out to be bogus news that he heard on the convention floor.
See initial story here.
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Posted By: 2243 On: 1/28/2010
Title: i hate the fnm
fnm sucks eggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggssssssssssssssss
Posted By: GREG On: 10/24/2009
Title: BTC
Lets get his phone record from BTC. and let him spend a week with bubba at HMP
Posted By: Another Junglas Attorney Speaks Ridiculous Foolishness On: 10/23/2009
Title: Forbes Attorney has to be jokin ...rite!!!
Pleassssssssssseeee re Anthony McKinney's comments!!! Forbes dubs himself as a JOURNALIST and as such is well aware of the importance of checking the FACTS especially given that it was common knowledge the jury's verdict was outstanding and as such a "breaking news" item.
Posted By: Not a Soca Forbes Fan On: 10/23/2009
Title: Forbes was ALWAYS an embarrassment...
Really now folks prior to this fiasco Forbes was an embarrassment as a wanna be journalist as he has consistently demonstrated a poor command of the english language and extremely poor diction~ugh!!! He ought to have stuck to playing soca music as a DJ on ZNS and now Gem
Posted By: Lady Bowe On: 10/23/2009
Title: Justice must be swift
It would be nice to hear what he has to say. His defence has already been established that he heard on the floor at convention with so many people how could you really tell who told whom? I have a suggestion BTC could tell who sent the text or made the call and to whom it was sent. All Ms Allen has to do is request police action and bam they we have the culprit. This can be done but will it be done? How bad do we want the truth? This is a seroius matter just supposed a juror leaked the information and has the potential to be called as a juror again and distors another matter even more serious than this one; then what we will cry foul again?
Posted By: Disappointed PLP supporter On: 10/22/2009
Title: Perry again .....? WHY???????
I hear BJ win the convention......oh wait dont hold me in contempt......i was just speaking with hope in my voice.....but it seems we have perry again ....congrats to the FNM you guys will have more seats in the next election......
Posted By: I_am_smarter_than_you On: 10/22/2009
Title: Is this CUBA??
He broke no laws. Do not we have freedom of speech? He was not part of the case as either a layer, juror, or judge, so I see no laws having been broken. The judge is to blame for the mistrial, it was just a NON OFFICIAL civilian talking at a party, she had no reason to see it as anything more than that. Obviously the judge is biased, judges in the Bahamas tend to think they are some kind of GOD, while in most cases they are dumb as a brick.
Posted By: Michael Smith On: 10/22/2009
Title: !
IF THERE WAS EVER TIME TO RE-INSTITUTE THE DEATH PENALTY FOR A NON-MURDER CASE, THIS IS IT. HANG HIS FAT BACKSIDE PUBLICLY. WILL BE GOOD WAY TO STOP SOME OF THE OUT OF CONTROL CORRUPTION IN THIS COUNTRY, OR THE ONLY WAY. AND NO I AM NOT JOKING
Posted By: Ashamed Bahamian On: 10/22/2009
Title: Once Again!!!!!
Once again the PLP has out done themselves.... They seem to know everything but they actually know nothing. I strongly feel that Mr. Forbes should step down and resign. He is an embarrassment. Where is Kanye West when you need him? For sure he needed to interrupt Mr. Forbes last night......
Posted By: Alice Clarke On: 10/22/2009
Title: Lead story re Picewell Forbes
"his former political colleague was "acquitted" not "aquitted".
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