THE WATER and Sewerage Authority (WASA) has withdrawn its appeal of a judge’s ruling which found “credible evidence of misconduct” and an apparent attempt to pervert the course of justice in the authority’s handling of an internal investigation triggered by a former minister.

On May 20, WASA’s attorneys notified the court of a notice of discontinuance filed the day before, “wholly” withdrawing its appeal.

In November 2024, Justice Nadia Kangaloo ordered the release of information to WASA’s internal investigator, Lancelot Lezama, who claimed there was a conspiracy to pervert the course of justice in the probe involving an allegation made by former Public Utilities Minister Marvin Gonzales against WASA employee, Cecil Matthews.