Court Refuses Captain Willock’s Injunction Application against the Chief of Defence Staff.

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Court Refuses Captain Willock’s Injunction Application against the Chief of Defence Staff.

Justice Rene Williams heard and refused the application for an interim injunction filed by Captain Willock earlier today.

Willock’s application was premised on the basis that his superiors were statute-barred and adopted an incorrect procedure before subjecting him to disciplinary charges.

In hearing arguments from Mrs. Joy Dublin-Baptiste, Attorney-at-Law, for the Respondents, and Captain Willock, self-represented, we understand that Justice Williams took the view that the Defence Force is a disciplined institution and the Court did not have the appetite to intervene in its internal procedures at this early stage.

The Judge also noted that financial compensation will be adequate to remedy the breach if Willock is successful on the substantive claim.

While the Court did not grant the injunction, it considered that there was a serious issue to be tried and that Willock had a reasonable prospect of success. Therefore, the matter was set down for February 11, 2025, and thereafter proceed to trial without delay.

In the meantime, Willock has upped his legal actions against Brigader Benjamin, suing him for misconduct (misfeasance) in Public Office.

In the most recent claim form, Willock says that the Brigader’s conduct towards him “amounts to misfeasance in public office as he exercised his powers in bad faith and for an improper and/or ulterior motive.”

Willock also said his boss’s action towards him “was motivated by targeted malice, specifically intended to injure the claimant.”

This dispute between Willock and Benjamin is approaching four continuous years. Willock had previously brought two lawsuits against Benjamin and had won in both instances. This is now the third lawsuit in three years.

In further developments, one of Willock’s colleagues has come forward and supported his claim, citing that they were pressured repeatedly by senior officials in the ABDF to implicate Willock in misconduct or their career would come to a premature end.

We understand that the said individual is now on vacation leave pending the termination of their services in the ABDF.

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4 COMMENTS

  1. so much drama among our “soldiers” guess it’s not the Police Force alone have drama

  2. WHO CARES, that’s the only war antiguas lame military can fight anyway. A war amongst themselves. What a joke….

  3. ABDF is just a puppet army rolling with the traditions given to us by the British. They are basically an extension to the RPFAB who is also rolling with the traditions of our former masters….This capt dude needs to just chill though….U getting cash…Nothing else….CDS Benjamin must hate this dude with a passion lol

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