Anthony Armstrong, Antigua’s director of public prosecutions, who was charged in relation to a few land transactions, was slapped with new fraud costs at this time.
The lawyer who’s Jamaican, arrived within the island on Saturday and was arrested in reference to the accusation.
It was revealed within the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Court docket on Thursday that three counts every of uttering cast paperwork and forgery have been laid in opposition to him.
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The decide was informed by the clerk of the court docket that the brand new costs have been found after an extra assessment of the case file by the investigator.
It was additionally revealed that the fees weren’t initially laid in opposition to the lawyer as a result of the matter was being rushed to get earlier than the court docket.
Hugh Wildman, Armstrong’s lawyer, questioned why no costs have been laid and prompt that the investigator be impeached because the investigation was being rushed.
He additionally contended that the court docket was knowledgeable on Monday that the file was full with out indication that additional costs have been being thought-about.
Anthony Armstrong was charged in relation to the sale of three properties in Jamaica 18 years in the past when he represented the complainant, who was the seller.
Nevertheless, Armstrong claims he’s not responsible of the accusations for the reason that sale proceeds have been paid to the complainant’s father, whom he had approved as his agent whereas the complainant was incarcerated in the USA.
The complainant had reported Armstrong to the Normal Authorized Council (GLC).
In February, the GLC’s Disciplinary Committee Armstrong discovered him responsible skilled misconduct for signing a doc for a shopper who was not current.
When the matter was mentioned within the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Court docket on Monday morning, Mr. Wildman expressed shock at his shopper’s arrest, claiming there was no basis for Armstrong to be charged.
Wildman had additionally requested that his shopper’s passport be returned after it was confiscated, nevertheless the decide requested that the case be set for Thursday to rule on the passport request.
In gentle of the brand new costs, the ruling on whether or not Armstrong’s passport shall be returned was delayed.
Anthony Armstrong’s $500,000 bail was prolonged till November 16.