{"id":21807,"date":"2024-09-02T01:37:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T01:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=21807"},"modified":"2024-09-02T01:37:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T01:37:55","slug":"attorney-general-accuses-afc-leader-nigel-hughes-of-conflicts-of-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/attorney-general-accuses-afc-leader-nigel-hughes-of-conflicts-of-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"Attorney General Accuses AFC Leader Nigel Hughes of Conflicts of Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Attorney General Anil Nandlall has criticized Nigel Hughes, leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC), for alleged conflicts of interest arising from his dual roles as a political leader and a prominent criminal lawyer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During his weekly program, &#8220;Issues in the News,&#8221; Nandlall highlighted Hughes&#8217; position at the helm of the AFC, a party that has recently raised concerns over rising crime rates in Guyana and threatened protest actions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Nandlall, Hughes\u2019 role as a top criminal lawyer exacerbates the conflict of interest, as Hughes is perceived to be seeking the benefits of both his legal career and political stance on crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nandlall, who has a background in criminal law himself, emphasized that individuals in such positions must choose between representing alleged criminals and fighting crime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He drew a parallel with Khemraj Ramjattan, a former PPP executive member, who faced similar issues that contributed to his departure from the party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further complicating matters, Hughes\u2019 legal firm, Hughes, Fields, and Stoby, represents ExxonMobil, leading to accusations of conflicts related to the oil industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite these criticisms, Hughes has defended his stance, asserting that he maintains a clear separation between his personal, political, and professional interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Attorney General remains firm in his view that if Hughes is to actively engage in crime-related political issues, he should not simultaneously represent clients involved in criminal matters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attorney General Anil Nandlall has criticized Nigel Hughes, leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC), for alleged conflicts of interest arising from his dual roles as a political leader and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21378,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21807"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21808,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21807\/revisions\/21808"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}