S2.E26: Making Sense Of The DPP's Controversial Departure

The Big Issues

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in Antigua and Barbuda, Anthony Armstrong, has taken special leave from the office in the wake of a professional misconduct decision against him by a disciplinary body in Jamaica which the Attorney General says Armstrong intends to appeal. The ruling that he was guilty of "professional misconduct" was delivered on January 28th and stemmed from a long dispute between himself and a former client over the sale of property belonging to the client back in the 2000s. In this episode, we ask: How serious is the decision rendered against Armstrong? And how does the system keep check on the conduct of he of she who sits as DPP?

This programme first aired on NewsCo Observer Radio 91.1 FM on February 20th, 2022. The host is Kieron Murdoch. The guest is:

1. Ruggles Ferguson, attorney and a former President of both the Grenada Bar Association and the OECS Bar Association. He is the current President of OCCBA - the Organization of Commonwealth Caribbean Bar Associations.

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