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DPP files appeal against court's decision to acquit Hon Myron V. Walwyn
It was yesterday January 23, 2025, that the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Mrs Tiffany R. Scatliffe-Esprit appealed the Senior Magistrate’s decision of ‘No Case To Answer’ for both Hon Myron V. Walwyn (R6) and Assistant Secretary Lorna Stevens in the Elmore Stoutt High School Wall case.
It was on January 21, 2025, that senior Magistrate Tamia N. Richards ruled that both Walwyn and Stevens had ‘No Case To Answer’ over the Breach of Trust Case in the high school Wall drama brought against them in 2022.
Appeal based on three main items
According to the information obtained, the DPP appealed the decision based on: 1. The learned Magistrate exceeded her Jurisdiction in the case 2. The legal evidence substantially affecting the merits of the case was rejected by the court and 3. The decision of the magistrate is unreasonable.
When contacted by our news centre, Chase Law confirmed the appeal took place yesterday but declined to comment further. Chase Law is representing Hon Walwyn.
It was the lead Attorney, Terrence F. Williams of Chase Law, who told our newsroom earlier this week that the case should have never been brought in the first place as the evidence was weak.
The DPP office is paying a UK Attorney top taxpayers' dollars to lead the prosecution on the CoI Cases.
Many residents have concluded that the CoI was a witch-hurt as they found no corruption in their report. It is alleged that former Commissioner of Police Mark Collins had a target list of residents and police officers to be arrested and charged despite the weak evidence, simply to justify the debunked narrative that all Virgin Islanders are corrupt and only the UK police officers and Governors can save the Territory.
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13 Responses to “DPP files appeal against court's decision to acquit Hon Myron V. Walwyn”
Ultimately, the continued losses of these cases only serves to deepen divisions and waste taxpayer money, all while doing little to enhance the credibility of the DPP or the legal system as a whole. It is high time for the DPP's office to step their game up or step aside.
I am gratified that this matter is currently under appeal and is under the consideration of a higher court, and it should be advanced to the highest courts of the United Kingdom if deemed appropriate.