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The Supreme Court has been asked to consider granting Prime Minister Andrew Holness leave, for judicial review of a report from the Integrity Commission in relation to his statutory declarations.
The suit was filed on Monday by law firm Henlin Gibson Henlin, which represents the Prime Minister.
Mr. Holness is seeking to quash the Integrity Commission’s report, which contains the investigation, findings, and recommendations about his statutory declarations.
That report was tabled in Parliament last month.
The applicants are the Prime Minister, as well as companies with which he is affiliated: Imperium Holdings Limited, Positive Media Solutions Limited, and Positive Jamaica Foundation Limited.
Respondents are the Integrity Commission, as well as directors Craig Beresford and Kevin Stephenson.
In the suit, Mr. Holness outlined that he is seeking to quash the report on the basis that it is an abuse of the power and discretion conferred on the respondents under the Integrity Commission Act and the Corruption Prevention Act.
Mr. Holness is also seeking an order compelling the respondents to examine the 2022 and 2023 statutory declarations as provided by the Integrity Commission Act.
The Prime Minister also wants a declaration that the submission of the Commission’s report to Parliament for tabling was unlawful and/or illegal, having regard to the full terms of Section 54 of the Integrity Commission Act.
Mr. Holness is seeking damages for stigma, negligent investigation and breach of privacy.
He is also seeking aggravated and vindicatory damages.
