Former PSC members file suit

Four of the five former members of the Public Service Commission (PSC) have filed a suit in the Supreme Court challenging their dismissals.



They are claiming that under the Constitution they were not properly dismissed.



Daisy Coke, Pauline Findlay, Mike Fennel and Edwin Jones have filed the suit against the Prime Minister and the Attorney General.



Former PSC member Dr. Alfred Sangster is not apart of the legal action.



The former PSC members are claiming that they are not guilty of misconduct, which was outlined as the reason for their dismissals.



Opposition Leader Portia Simpson filed an injunction against the Prime Minister, challenging his decision to recommend that the Governor General fire the PSC members.



That injunction has expired and the Court of Appeal turned down a request seeking leave for the matter to continue in the courts.



The injunction was considered to be invalid because the Governor General had fired the PSC members hours before it was granted.



The controversy between the government and the PSC began when the Commission recommended Professor Stephen Vasciannie be appointed the new Solicitor General.



It is alleged that the government favours former Deputy Solicitor General, Douglas Leys for the job.



Mr. Golding cited that the former PSC members breached an order from the court to reinstate former deputy Solicitor General Lackston Robinson to that post.



Yesterday, the PSC placed an recruitment advertisement in The Gleaner newspaper for the position Solicitor General.