DAILY OBSERVER: Social media personality Washington Bramble has filed for a stay of proceedings as she challenged the constitutionality of the charges against her which allege she insulted former Chief Health Inspector Sharon Martin online.
Bramble allegedly uploaded a Facebook video on February 8 and 9 2022, making insulting posts about Martin, with the first posted after health inspectors visited her home following a neighbour’s report that Bramble had apparently thrown excreta onto their property.
Bramble is representing herself in the matter which is being presided over by Justice Ann-Marie Smith. Bramble had previously made it clear that she wanted the case to be thrown out.
She believes that Section 4 of the Electronic Crimes Act infringed on her constitutional rights, including freedom of speech.
Section 4 states that “a person shall not intentionally, without lawful excuse or justification send by means of an electronic system – (a) information that is offensive or threatening; (b) information which is false, causing annoyance, inconvenience, danger, obstruction, insult, injury, intimidation, enmity, hatred or ill will, persistently by making use of such electronic system or an electronic device; or (c) electronic mail or an electronic message for the purpose of causing annoyance or inconvenience, or to deceive or mislead the recipient as to the origin of such message”.
A person who commits an offence under the section would be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $200,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or both, or a conviction on indictment to a fine not exceeding $500,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years, or both.
The Constitutional Court will hear Bramble’s application and issue a decision before criminal proceedings against her may continue.
Bramble’s case was sent to the High Court last year after the Magistrate’s Court found that there was enough evidence against her to commit the matter to the higher court.
Correction October 31 2023: An earlier version of this article erroneously reported that Justice Ann-Marie Smith said she intended to throw out the case. That reference has been updated to reflect the fact it was Bramble who wanted the case thrown out.
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Shim a mash it up. Shim should blackmail the executive of the ABLP and set SHIM up to replace Gaston as leader of the ABLP.
Antigua gorn to dem BULLAHS!
Antigua gorn to dem BULLAHS!
Antigua gorn to dem BULLAHS!
BRAMBLE FOR CITY WEST!
BRAMBLE FOR CITY WEST!
BRAMBLE FOR CITY WEST!
GASTON FLAP! GASTON FLAP!
AND WAN BULLAH MAN MEK DAT!
GASTON FLAP!
Call her / him what TOU want one thing YOU can NEVER call hi is a dunceebat
Babz wen u finish them mek sexci gaston send you law school A REAL LAW SCHOOL NOT WALDEN FUKKERY
I WISH YOU THE BEST
Bramble sisa I’m with YOU
When you done dis gwarn go law school
Wa dem trouble you fa
Them mek mistake thinking you dunce mek dem wet dem hands and wait fu u cas YOU COMING
He needs to go ah Sunday school and put the Bible in his heart and not put his hand on it to swear. God loves you but not your sins, and that goes for every sinner including myself.
Her??????????????????????????????????????????????
I am confused
ANTIGUA NEWS ROOM:
THAT PERSON WHO DRESSES LIKE A WO-MAN IS A NATURAL MAN.THEREFORE,HE SHOULD NOT BE REFERRED TO AS HER/SHE.
Bramble you were born a man.. don’t you have no damn shame? smh.. just move out of Antigua and go somewhere far jack you’re a disgusting ugly looking person
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