{"id":7231,"date":"2017-09-13T09:58:30","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T13:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=7231"},"modified":"2017-09-13T09:58:30","modified_gmt":"2017-09-13T13:58:30","slug":"district-c-court-to-sit-in-antigua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/district-c-court-to-sit-in-antigua\/","title":{"rendered":"District \u2018C\u2019 Court to sit in Antigua"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Government is making preparations to have the District \u2018C\u2019 Court sit in Antigua.<\/p>

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That court convenes every quarter on the sister island to deal with offences that are committed there.<\/p>\n

A magistrate and clerk would travel to Barbuda to deal with the cases over a five-day period.<\/p>

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However, because the island was devastated by Hurricane Irma, alternative arrangements have to be made.<\/p>

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Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney General Steadroy \u201cCutie\u201d Benjamin said an order will be made permitting that all matters in the Barbuda court be tried in Antigua.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to put you on notice that this has to be done, to have a section in Antigua or one of the courts designated for hearing District \u2018C\u2019 matters in light of the emergency,\u201d Benjamin said.<\/p>

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Based on the law, the courts are divided into various districts \u2013 District \u2018A\u2019 deals with cases in St. John\u2019s, District \u2018B\u2019 matters outside of St John\u2019s and District \u2018C\u2019 cases on Barbuda \u2013 and accused persons normally have their case heard in the particular court district where the offence was committed.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut since now it is impossible, impracticable to have court in Barbuda in District \u2018C\u2019 and emergency requires it, we will make an order to have all matters which should have been held on Barbuda to be held in a court in Antigua for a specified period of time.\u201d<\/p>

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Within a week legal drafters within the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs will prepare for filing the order which will be presented to the attorney general declaring that all criminal matters which should be tried on Barbuda will now be heard in Antigua.<\/p>

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Benjamin said this has to be done so \u201cthat no smart lawyer will come and say you are in the wrong district because they can get the matter thrown out for that, you have no jurisdiction\u201d.<\/p>\n

The court was expected to sit next week (September 19).<\/p>\n

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