A High Court ruling delivered earlier today has gone in favour of Captain Javonson Willock, marking his third consecutive legal victory against the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force (ABDF).
In a decision handed down by Justice Rene Williams, the Court ruled that the ABDF is statute-barred from initiating any disciplinary proceedings, whether by court martial or summary process, in relation to allegations of misconduct said to have occurred on August 14, 2020. This finding effectively brings an end to any lawful attempt to revive those proceedings.
The Court went further, declaring that the charges issued against Willock on December 6, 2024, are “unlawful, null, void, and of no effect,” thereby invalidating the ABDF’s attempt to pursue disciplinary action several years after the alleged incident.
However, the Court did not uphold all aspects of the claim. Willock’s action for misfeasance in public office was dismissed, with the Court finding that there was insufficient evidence of loss or material damage to sustain the claim. The Court also made no order as to costs, meaning that each party will bear its own legal expenses.
Despite securing this ruling, Willock indicated that he is still considering his next steps. When asked whether he intends to appeal the dismissal of the misfeasance claim, he stated: “I welcome the decision in principle, but I will decide my next course of action after I read and digest the written decision.”
Willock further said, “One of the legs of misfeasance in public office is that the defendant must have acted with malice, bad faith, ulterior and/or improper motive. I did not hear the Judge say I failed to establish this leg. And, this, in my humble view, is quite telling.”
The matter has not been without controversy. Earlier in the proceedings, Willock filed an application seeking the recusal of Justice Williams on the grounds of apparent bias. That application was later withdrawn, allowing the Judge to continue presiding over the case.
In a notable development during the proceedings, the Court also rebuked the ABDF and placed on record that it had brought the administration of justice into disrepute. This followed findings that incorrect information had been presented to the Court by Lieutenant Colonel Alando Michael, including representations that a key witness was in China and unavailable for Willock to cross-examine. This information was later proven to be inaccurate after Willock sounded the alarm.
Willock represented himself throughout the entire case, while an entourage of attorneys from the office of the Attorney General and in-house attorneys represented the ABDF.
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The biblical story of David and Goliath was true and is still being played today.
Captain Wllock is yet to complete his legal studies.
As such he cannot be called to the bar.
Yet he continues to knock fully trained lawyers unconscious over and over and over.
It leaves me wondering.
Are the lawyers in the Attorney General’s office really that daft or are they just putting up a defence so that willock doesn’t get a free pass to justice?
I just cannot fathom how an untrained lawyer can brush aside so many fully trained lawyers.
Or are they just incompetent with letters to their names?
Mr AG, they are costing you money.
Examine their horns!!!!!!!!
Congratulations captain willock👏👏👏
WHEN IS THE DEFENCE FORCE GOING TO GIVE UP.THEY HAVE BEEN BEATEN IN THE COURTS SO MANY TIMES AND STILL FIGHTING THIS MAN.
So happy for him. Stand firmly in the truth
There is enough evidence presented in court to ask for the immediate removal of the head and sub-head of the ABDF. Such wanton incompetency and vindictiveness does not belong in our security force. All praise must be given to Captain Willock for exposing the rot that need to be gutted out and burn to ashes. Such disgrace to the uniform…sickening to say the least.
THE SAME THING EXIST IN CUSTOMS
WHAT THE HELL…! …LONG RUNNING LEGAL BATTLE: …WANT OF LEGAL COMPETENCE
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ABDF: BRINGING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE INTO DISREPUTE? …WRONG LIKE HELL.
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This news story about the ‘…ABDF BRINGING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE INTO DISREPUTE,’ appears ‘…WRONG LIKE HELL’ [Paragraph 8].
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WHY?
(a) THE ‘ABDF’ IS NOT PART OF THE JUDICIARY:
(b) …ITS MEMBERS ARE NOT JUDICIAL OFFICERS:
(c) …DO NOT FUNCTION IN A JUDICIAL CAPACITY:
(d) …THE ‘ABDF’ DO NOT ADMINISTRATE JUSTICE: and
(e) …DO NOT DISPENSE JUSTICE.’
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ANYONE TO BRING THE ‘…JUDICIARY INTO DISREPUTE,’ MUST BE A ‘…JUDICIAL OFFICER.’
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JUSTICE BRIAN COTTLE – ELECTIONS PETITIONS
READ THE RULING OF THE ‘ECSC ON BEING ‘BIAS: thereby
(a) ‘…BORDERING BRINING THE JUDICIARY INTO DISREPUTE:
[ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES: September 26, 2016].
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NOW:
Equating this ‘…LONG RUNNING LEGAL BATTLE,’ with ‘WAR:’
A BATTLE: between:
(a) ‘…THE MILITARY-ABDF: and
(b) …ONE OF ITS FORMER HIGH-RANKING PERSONNEL,SEEMS FAR FROM ENDING.’
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WHY?
As in ‘…WAR,’ somehow, the ‘…MILITARY’ seems not willing to surrender to ‘…CAPTAIN WILLOCK.’
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SOMETHING FUNDAMENTAL
There appears to be ‘…SOMETHING FUNDAMENTAL.’
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From the perspective of ‘…LEGAL REPRESENTATION’ for the ‘…ABDF.’
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Given this news story, ‘…PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS’ SUGGEST: that
(a) ‘…LEGAL OFFICERS: within
(b) ‘…THE MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS: seem
(b) …WOEFULLY IN WANT OF ‘…LEGAL COMPETENCE.’
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SUGGESTION
FOR THE VERY SAME REASON, AS HAS BEEN THE CASE: for
(i) ‘…THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS: that
(ii) …HAD REPORTEDLY ENGAGED THE ‘…LEGAL SERVICES:’ of
(iii) …FORMER CHIEF MAGISTRATE, JOANNE WALSH: those
(iv) …POSITIONED TO MAKE SUCH DECISION: they may
(v) …WISH TO ENGAGE THE ‘…LEGAL SERVICES’ OF THIS LEGAL LUMINARY.’
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BEAUTY QUEENS AND CONTESTANTS
May be, the time has come to ‘…RID’ the ‘…LEGAL DEPARTMENT:’ of its
(i) ‘…BEAUTY QUEENS: and
.’
(ii) …BEAUTY CONTESTANTS.’
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CONGRATULATIONS, CAPTAIN.
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Congratulations to my Captain. Captain Willock. Base on the first ruling of your case where you won, I know that they were embarking on a fishing expedition to silence you. Great job Captain dont give up. I was confident that you would win after senior ABDF officers committed perjury in court when they lied to the Judge to stifle the truth. It is time my brother to be call to the Bar. We need people like you in the courts.
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