THE conduct of People’s National Movement (PNM) chairman and attorney Marvin Gonzales when he publicly burned a High Court order served on the party has been formally referred to the Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago (LATT).

The referral came from attorney Aaron Mahabir, who urged the body’s disciplinary committee to determine whether Gonzales’ actions had breached the ethical standards expected of members of the legal profession.

In a six-page letter issued yesterday to LATT president Lynette Seebaran-Suite, SC, Mahabir said the incident “has gone unanswered for too long” and raises issues that extend beyond politics to the administration of justice itself.