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published: Monday | February 5, 2007 <DIV class=KonaBody PgAjQ="true">
Garwin Davis, Gleaner Writer
Ocho Rios, St. Ann:
The Mayor of St. Ann's Bay, Delroy Giscombe, has been slapped with charges of illegal possession of firearm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and assault at common law, stemming from an incident in Bamboo, St. Ann, two months ago.
The Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) will today make a decision regarding his future.
Speaking to The Gleaner yesterday, the party's general secretary, Karl Samuda, said the JLP should be getting a full report on the allegations made against Mr. Giscombe later today, after which a decision will be made regarding his future.
What is the situation?
"There is not much we can say right now as we don't have the facts at our disposal," Mr. Samuda said. "We are, however, following this very closely and maybe later today, we will have a clearer picture as to what the situation is."
The complainant Donald Herd, a St. Ann taxi man, told police that he was assaulted and threatened by Mr. Giscombe after catching the mayor in bed with his (Mr. Herd's) wife at the plaintiff's home last December.
Charges were filed last week against the mayor who is slated to appear in the Brown's Town Resident Magistrate's Court on Wednesday. The case is then expected to be transferred to the St. Ann's section of the Gun Court.
Member of Parliament for South East St. Ann and attorney for Mr. Giscombe, Ernest Smith, could not be reached for comment. Efforts also to contact Mr. Giscombe were unsuccessful.
People's National Party care-taker for North East St. Ann, Oswest Senior Smith, who is also the attorney for Mr. Herd, said yesterday, "... It would not be prudent for me to comment on the facts of the case." </DIV></DIV>
published: Monday | February 5, 2007 <DIV class=KonaBody PgAjQ="true">
Garwin Davis, Gleaner Writer
Ocho Rios, St. Ann:
The Mayor of St. Ann's Bay, Delroy Giscombe, has been slapped with charges of illegal possession of firearm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and assault at common law, stemming from an incident in Bamboo, St. Ann, two months ago.
The Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) will today make a decision regarding his future.
Speaking to The Gleaner yesterday, the party's general secretary, Karl Samuda, said the JLP should be getting a full report on the allegations made against Mr. Giscombe later today, after which a decision will be made regarding his future.
What is the situation?
"There is not much we can say right now as we don't have the facts at our disposal," Mr. Samuda said. "We are, however, following this very closely and maybe later today, we will have a clearer picture as to what the situation is."
The complainant Donald Herd, a St. Ann taxi man, told police that he was assaulted and threatened by Mr. Giscombe after catching the mayor in bed with his (Mr. Herd's) wife at the plaintiff's home last December.
Charges were filed last week against the mayor who is slated to appear in the Brown's Town Resident Magistrate's Court on Wednesday. The case is then expected to be transferred to the St. Ann's section of the Gun Court.
Member of Parliament for South East St. Ann and attorney for Mr. Giscombe, Ernest Smith, could not be reached for comment. Efforts also to contact Mr. Giscombe were unsuccessful.
People's National Party care-taker for North East St. Ann, Oswest Senior Smith, who is also the attorney for Mr. Herd, said yesterday, "... It would not be prudent for me to comment on the facts of the case." </DIV></DIV>