DPP seeks removal of judge in Haresh Singh murder case

(Kaieteur News) – The State has formally applied for the recusal of High Court Justice Priscilla Chandra-Hanif from the criminal proceedings against four men accused in the Supreme Court of Judicature of Guyana, sitting in the County of Berbice.

The application follows a controversial August 24 decision by Justice Chandra-Hanif to sever the trial of the first-named accused, Phillip Anderson, called “Rat man,” from his three co-accused: Joel Gittens, called “Bolo”; Charles Scott, called “Bucko”; and Glaston Henry, called “Gladwin Henry” or “Soldier man.”

In court documents filed by State Counsel Praneta Seeraj and Christopher Belfield from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, the State contends that a fair-minded and informed observer would conclude there is a real possibility the judge has prejudged critical trial issues.