BAR Association criticizes appointments

While the D.P.P. was venting his anger at the Belize Times, the BAR Association was lending credibility to the newspaper’s charges of questionable behavior by the government. In a meeting Thursday night the lawyers’ organization passed a resolution stating that the three judicial appointments appeared to have been made without regard to constitutional procedures, specifically the requirement that such appointments be made after consultation with the leader of the Opposition. According to the BAR Association, in its rush to make the appointments before the August twenty seventh election, the Prime Minister failed to consult in any meaningful way with then opposition leader Said Musa. In addition to deploring the method of the appointments, the BAR also called upon the government to amend the constitution to remove the Solicitor General from the Legal and Judicial Services Commission and replace him with a member of their association.