KINGSTON, Jamaica — Member of Parliament and Opposition Spokesperson on Land and Works, Lothan Cousins, is demanding immediate public disclosure of the court order relied upon in the recent pre-dawn demolition exercise in Coopers Pen, Trelawny, warning that if the order had expired without a lawful extension, the state faces serious exposure to damages claims.

Cousins pointed to Civil Procedure Rule (CPR) 46.2(1), which requires express permission from the court before a writ of execution can be issued if six or more years have elapsed since the underlying judgment.

“Under CPR 46.2(1), a judgment creditor cannot simply sleep on their rights for a decade and execute a possession order as of right,” said Cousins. “We are demanding that this exact order be released immediately so we can verify whether it is lawful and whether it received the mandatory extension.”