In the other case involving Rastafarians in Pinnacle, St Catherine, the solicitor said the Government gave the Rastafarians land in exchange for that property and so they asked her to discontinue the court proceedings. The result was that the case was discontinued but was later brought back before the court, without any proper procedure, she said, describing the action as an abuse of the legal system. “I had not been acting for them, but I penned a letter that they could lodge with the Supreme Court to avoid enforcement proceedings against them.” “The other complaint is pending before the GLC and I am positive that the disciplinary committee will find I did nothing wrong because I was just standing up for the rights of some Rastafarians who were served eviction notices after living on a property at Scotts Pass, Clarendon, for more than 20 years and had a legal right to adverse possession in title,” Harris-Barrington said. She said that to date, the person who withdrew the false complaint about a house sale has not been charged with making public mischief although she reported the matter to the police. One of the complaints was withdrawn by my accuser on November 11 when the matter came for hearing before the GLC,” she said of the body that regulates the legal profession in Jamaica. “I was even reported twice to the General Legal Council (GLC) because I stood up for the rights of poor people. Sign up for The Gleaner’s morning and evening newsletters.
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