JO - The plot thickens...

From my archive of press clippings:

Jamaica Observer


The plot thickens...

Sunday, April 11, 2010

As we suspected, last week's announcement by Prime Minister Bruce Golding of his intention to approach the local courts for a ruling concerning the handling of the US' extradition request for Mr Christopher 'Dudus' Coke, the strongman of his West Kingston constituency, has not brought a scintilla of clarity to the issue.
Instead, we are even more baffled than we were prior to the announcement, which itself was a creature of confusion. No nearer are we to knowing what the ultimate objectives of the proposed court action are, what precise format said action will take, or who will represent whom.

Read the whole editorial here.

Snippet(s):

"For it seems clear that the current information machinery has broken down, leaving us with the following plot summary:

* A strong man of the prime minister's constituency wanted -- since last August, at least -- by the US to answer charges of drug- and gun-running...

* A staunch refusal by the Government to let the request run its course through the courts, coupled with an unseemly vow by the prime minister to pay the political price.

* Information suggesting that the Government engaged a US law firm to give advice on said strongman's behalf.

* Desperate and, to date, futile attempts to have the information retracted by the law firm and the local lawyer who supposedly took it upon himself to hire and -- we can only suppose -- pay thousands of US dollars to said firm.

* Prolific US visa cancellation upon prolific US visa cancellation."