Bar Association Unfit For Its Purpose Says Browne
“The Bar Association has shown itself to be unfit for purpose. It needs to get its own house in order and kick out incompetent, dishonest and negligent lawyers”
Those were the words of the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Hon. Gaston Browne found on his social media page, who launched scything attack on the Antigua and Barbuda Bar Association earlier in the week.
This stance has been taken by the PM after the recent uptick in crimes from repeat criminals and lawyers arguing their cases.
He even went further with comment below questioning their professionalism, ethics and conscience.
” If I was an attorney, professional ethics could never override my conscience to force me to represent repeat criminal offenders who represent a threat to public safety and national security.
They would have to take their business elsewhere.”
More details to follow in a later post.
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