‘We want the report!’- Hon Malone says AG to be written for Withers CoI response
"I am going to write to the Attorney General’s Chambers, as opposed to writing to Withers for the report, because Withers was engaged to assist the Attorney General to create the minority report," he said during the July 26, 2022, edition of the Honestly Speaking show.
Hon Malone, while asking questions in the July 21, 2022, House of Assembly (HoA) sitting, had asked whether a parallel report had been created.
However, Premier Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) responded that a parallel report was not stated in the Terms of Reference of the legal representation by Withers; however, a response to the CoI report could be prepared by the law firm.
“So I’m going to write to the Attorney General and tell them well look, we want the report and we want to make sure that these folks were able to assist you in creating the particular report,” Hon Malone said on Honestly Speaking.
VI defended well in CoI - Hon Malone
“You have defended us well, we want to know some of these areas that you have concerns about, tell us about it,” he added.
While the report will cost some $1M for the law firm to produce, Hon Malone hinted that it could reveal findings that would bring more insight to the people of the territory.
The Opposition Member said that in calling for the report he has not consulted with other Members of the House of Assembly on purpose since he wanted a bottom-up decision policy where the public is put first as opposed to a top-down decision-making.
“I want the flames come from the bottom, so by the time it reaches up there… we will not have a spark.. [but] we will have the decision, we will force the decision,” he added.
The controversial CoI Report by lone Commissioner Hickinbottom had said the VI was incapable of fixing its own problems and recommended direct rule by the United Kingdom.
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21 Responses to “‘We want the report!’- Hon Malone says AG to be written for Withers CoI response”
While you are waiting on reports, kindly tell yo** b***** to pay his staff NHI and SS. Thank You.
Withers were useless during the COI hearings and achieved nothing except make themselves look inept and incompetent.
What are they going to say that will make the slightest difference?
You want a report so badly Malone, you pay for it.
The COI report is exactly what we saw!
be a bit more positive for the future of these islands stop the flashing back into the past COI is in the past….shake it off !!!!!
For instance, the matter of Willock versus the three Attorneys who were representing the Commissioner of Inquiry, she did not stand her ground when it comes to support Willock in his move to the court to file an injunction for the lawyers to comply with the Laws of the Territory, by admission to the Bar before practicing. She acted very soft and throw Willock under the bus. That was not good enough.