RE:- REPLY TO THE STATEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION OF COMMONWEALTH CARIBBEAN BAR ASSOCIATIONS – BY THE HONOURABLE MINISTER FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND LEGAL AFFAIRS, MR. RAYBURN BLACKMOORE
The President- The Organization of Commonwealth Caribbean Bar Associations
December 12, 2024
Dear Mr. Walker,
I have never, in the past, and do not intend to, going forward, be engaged in a back-and-forth with the Organization of Commonwealth Caribbean Bar Associations and the Dominica Bar Association. However, I feel obliged to respond to the latest reaction by the Organization of Commonwealth Caribbean Bar Associations to my having legitimately commented on the granting of bail to double murder accused Johnathan Lehrer dated the 9th December 2024.
It is highly baffling to the reasonable person, that the Organization of Commonwealth Caribbean Bar Associations, by its admission, is saying, individuals including ministers, have the right to respectfully, responsibly, and peacefully disagree with the decisions of the court, but in the very same statement, is at odds with me, for doing precisely the very same thing.
This is indeed very unfortunate and the Organization of Commonwealth Caribbean Bar Associations ought not to be issuing such a frivolous statement in response to a legitimate statement, which I have made.
Again, let me reaffirm, that my statement was legitimate and in keeping with preserving national security and public interest.
I, therefore, respectfully submit to the Organization of Commonwealth Caribbean Bar Associations to stay within the demarcations of its lane.
Finally, I strongly believe that there are several other very profound matters of national security, and public interest organizations in the region should make statements, instead of the very loud silence, on those other matters.