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ECSC Statement on Justice Shawn Innocent<\/strong><\/p>

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The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC)<\/a><\/strong> has been recently made aware that Justice Shawn Innocent, a High Court Judge currently assigned to the Criminal court in Grenada, was on 28th April 2025, charged with the indictable offence of “assault with a deadly instrument,” contrary to section 176(e) of the Criminal Code of Grenada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following this charge, Justice Innocent was granted bail until his court appearance, where he is expected to respond to the allegations.<\/p>

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In light of these circumstances, Justice Innocent has been temporarily de-rostered. <\/p>

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To minimise the disruption of proceedings in the Criminal court in Grenada, another judge has been assigned to assume Justice Innocent’s responsibilities, effective 1st June 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ECSC <\/a><\/strong>is approaching this matter with the utmost seriousness, being mindful of Justice Innocent\u2019s fundamental rights under the Constitution, while reaffirming its dedication to upholding the rule of law and maintaining the integrity of the judiciary.<\/p>

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ECSC Statement on Justice Shawn Innocent The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) has been recently made aware that Justice Shawn Innocent, a High Court Judge currently assigned to the Criminal court in Grenada, was on 28th April 2025, charged with the indictable offence of “assault with a deadly instrument,” contrary to section 176(e) of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":236733,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-236732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nECSC Statement on Justice Shawn Innocent Update - Antigua News Room<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"ECSC addresses the charge against Justice Shawn Innocent and the measures taken to ensure court continuity in Grenada.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, 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