CJ Strikes Down Criminal Defamation Law

CJ strikes down criminal defamation law

rules that summons on Rickford Burke in New York was illegal `The court frowns on the course of action taken by the prosecution and the Guyana Police Force to in effect send an officer on a frolic on what must have been a taxpayer’s expense’ Acting Chief Justice Roxane George SC yesterday declared that the criminal defamation law was unconstitutional and she excoriated the state over its attempted service of summonses in New York on rights activ…

High Court strikes down criminal defamatory libel as violation of constitutional right to freedom of expression

Last Updated on Friday, 20 June 2025, 19:32 by Writer – says Guyana court cannot serve criminal summons overseas In a landmark decision, Guyana’s Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire on Friday declared that the criminal defamatory libel is unconstitutional as it violates the enshrined right to freedom of expression. In quashing the case of criminal defamatory ...