Attorney General Reginald Armour has revealed that retired Justice, Rolston Nelson, a senior counsel, will advise his office on matters related to the missing file for the malicious prosecution lawsuit filed by the nine men who were acquitted of the kidnapping/murder of businesswoman Vindra Naipaul-Coolman.
Nelson will also be advising on how the State should proceed on a possible appeal of the default judgment handed down by the Court this week.
On Monday, High Court Master Martha Alexander awarded $2.1 million each to the men, totalling over $20 million overall, after a default judgment was entered against the State.
The State had failed to enter a defence to the case although there were State attorneys present during the hearings for assessment of damages in 2022.
In a media conference on Wednesday, AG Armour said when the State was served with the lawsuit in 2020, a file was created and sent to the office of the Solicitor General for assignment.
However, Armour said the file then “disappeared.”
He said neither he nor then-AG Faris Al-Rawi were ever made aware of the lawsuit or that a default judgment had been entered against the State.
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