GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC—Winston Jordan, Former Minister of Finance under the previous APNU+AFC Government, is suing the State for more than GUY$1.2 billion (One Guyana dollar = US$0.004 cents)over his wrongful prosecution in 2021 and the breach of his Constitutional rights.
Through his Attorney, Senior Counsel Roysdale Forde, the former Minister filed two applications in the High Court seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages for his wrongful prosecution over the sale of a riverfront property to BK Marine by the Government and for the breach of his Constitutional rights.
According to the applications filed against the Attorney General, Anil Nandlall; Commander of Regional Division 4C of the Guyana Police Force, Krishnadat Ramana; Assistant Superintendent of Police, Mahendra Singh; and Director of Public Prosecution, the former Minister of Finance is claiming a total of $1.2B in damages.
Jordan is claiming damages of GUY$300 million against the Attorney General for “malicious prosecution” regarding the charge of misconduct in public office made against him on December 2, 2021.
Jordan is also seeking another $300M in damages against the Attorney General for his “malicious prosecution” concerning the criminal charge of misconduct in public office, which he said was “intentionally and wrongfully instituted by Ramana at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on December 28, 2021, up until the criminal charge was dismissed on May 16, 2023.
Jordan is also claiming an additional $300M in damages for “the intentional and wrongful initiation and pursuit” of an application filed by the DPP seeking an Order that a warrant be issued for him.
He is also seeking damages for $300M for his “false imprisonment and wrongful detention” by Singh on December 3, 2021.
The economist and former Minister also sought a public apology from the State for his “malicious prosecution and false imprisonment.”
In addition, he is seeking exemplary, aggravated, and vindicatory damages to be assessed by the Court.
In defending his application, Jordan explained that after more than two hours of questioning on December 2, 2021, at SOCU’s Office, he was charged with misconduct in public office, arrested, fingerprinted, and photographed.
Police officers subsequently escorted him to the Sparendaam Police Station, where an attempt was made to have him detained despite the deterioration of his health. He had been diagnosed as a person with diabetes at least ten years earlier.
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