{"id":156269,"date":"2022-07-22T11:53:19","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T15:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=156269"},"modified":"2022-07-22T11:53:47","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T15:53:47","slug":"eastern-caribbean-supreme-court-dismisses-appeal-application-in-bus-conversion-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/eastern-caribbean-supreme-court-dismisses-appeal-application-in-bus-conversion-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court dismisses appeal application in bus conversion case"},"content":{"rendered":"
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OBSERVER: The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) dismissed an application made by three former Cabinet ministers to have the prosecution\u2019s appeal against a court ruling struck out.\u00a0CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>

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Harold Lovell, Dr Jacqui Quinn and Wilmoth Daniel were acquitted of corruption, embezzlement and conversion charges.<\/p>\n

The defendants were accused of converting and using three buses donated by the government of South Korea in 2008 \u2013 worth more than $200,000 each \u2013 for their own personal use.<\/p>

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A judge ruled that the three had no case to answer, but the DPP believes the judge made a mistake.<\/p>

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The matter can now proceed to the appellate court.<\/p>\n

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