Nationwide News understands that oral submissions will resume on Friday, in the Supreme Court in downtown Kingston, as the legal dispute between Prime Minister Andrew Holness and the Integrity Commission continues.
The first court hearing in the matter took place in-chambers on Thursday between 10 am and 4 pm.
Prime Minister Holness is seeking permission to apply for a judicial review of a report issued by the commission’s director of investigation, Kevon Stephenson.
The report, tabled in Parliament in September, scrutinises the prime minister’s uncertified statutory declarations for the years 2021 to 2023, raising questions about certain aspects of his financial affairs.
However, the commission’s director of corruption prosecution, Keisha Prince-Kameka, concluded that no criminal charges should be brought against the prime minister, even though it had been recommended that he be charged for failing to disclose four related bank accounts.
Following this, the commission referred the matter to Tax Administration Jamaica, TAJ, and the Financial Investigations Division, FID, for further investigation.
However, Prime Minister Holness has accused the Integrity Commission of procedural abuse and violating his constitutional rights.
Prime Minister Holness is represented by King’s Counsel Georgia Gibson Henlin, while the Integrity Commission’s legal team is led by King’s Counsel Michael Hylton.
