Judges shaken by no action on CJ by Rowley
LEGAL opinion government obtained in the ongoing saga of Chief Justice Ivor Archie is not sitting well with attorneys and even judges.
Newsday learned yesterday that a few judges privately expressed their views yesterday on the Prime Minister's decision not to proceed to impeach based on a legal opinion he received three weeks ago.
Newsday obtained what was referred to as the collective views of at least nine judges who, alarmed at the decision, issued an anonymous statement.
It said in part, “The judiciary is at its’ lowest ever and this decision perpetuates the perception that this is a lawless land where no one is held to account.”
Former vice-president of the Law Association Hendrickson Seunath, said yesterday that he was convinced that a prima facie case was made out against Archie in the legal advice solicited by the Law Association of TT (LATT).
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Lawyers ‘shocked, disappointed’ in PM over CJ position
SHOCK and disappointment are the immediate reactions of the legal fraternity and judges, to the Prime Minister’s assertion that he will not move on calls to impeach Chief Justice Ivor Archie, based on legal advice he has received.
Among those shocked by the PM’s revelation on Thursday were several senior attorneys, who have decided to remain silent until the Law Association meets on the issue on Tuesday.
However, outspoken Senior Counsel Israel Khan says the Prime Minister should now say who gave him the advice. Khan had repeatedly called on Dr Rowley to make a decision “one way or the other” on the association’s request to have a president-appointed tribunal established to look into the CJ’s conduct in office.
Khan also said now that the PM has given his decision, it is open to judicial review, and he hopes this is the position that the Law Association adopts.
Other judicial sources, who asked for anonymity, said for there to be an independent Judiciary, and to regain the public’s confidence that there are no judges who are beholden to anyone except their oaths, Section 137 of the Constitution, which sets out the procedure to impeach a Chief Justice, should have been engaged.
“No constitutional obligation should be discharged arbitrarily, and any informed observer seized of the relevant information would be hard-pressed to conclude that Section 137 should not be engaged,” one commentator said.
For his part, Khan said he was not surprised by the position Rowley took, "since he has, week ago, telegraphed to the population that there was a group of people...harbouring a sinister plot to get rid of the Chief Justice because these people believe that the Judiciary is available for their use and purpose,” Khan told Newsday.
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What did Manning do to CJ Sharma Rowley ?
In reply to sgtdjones
He did, I suppose, what he had to... even the beautiful white man thought he was a fool... what did he think? Vijay had a cancer diviner? Even the godly can kill a wife who is out to embarrass them... let’s talk about that... Shawn is a hired killer...who paid him? 
More than 22 years ago, Shawn Parris pretended to be a patient at the Langmore Health Foundation in San Fernando. But he was there for another purpose. As soon as Dr. Chandra Naraynsingh emerged from the building, Parris whipped out a gun and killed her.
Parris was eventually caught and sentenced to 30 years in prison
That dog Sharma was interfering in this case- he should be whipped... 
Chandra Naraynsingh, 38, was shot five times as she got into her car outside the Langmore Health Foundation Clinic at Palmyra, San Fernando, on June 30, 1994. The Foundation is now defunct following the death of its founder, Dr Harry Collymore, but the memory of Chandra lives on through a plaque established in her memory at the clinic.
The man who fired the shots, Sean Parris, was arrested on a warrant in the US and extradited to Trinidad in 2000. He confessed to his role in Chandra’s murder and in February 2004, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and is ineligible for parole before 30 years. He’s now serving a life sentence.
Parris said he was paid (Can) $400 to "take out" Naraynsingh. He identified two men, Ken Morris and Errol Pierre, who contracted him to carry out the killing. Morris, a drug trafficker, was killed by police at a house at Crescent Drive, Otaheiti Bay, South Oropouche.
