Merdie Rowe’s attorneys say court injunction to block Accompong Election proceedings served to Chief Currie via email

The attorneys representing Merdie Rowe are insisting that today’s Nomination Day activities for the May 22 Accompong Maroon Election in St. Elizabeth took place in defiance of a court injunction, which was formally served via email.

Mr. Rowe, who was trying to be a candidate in the race for Accompong Chief, had the injunction filed in the Supreme Court last week to block Nomination and Election Day proceedings, and to prevent Richard Currie from further acting in his role as Chief.

The injunction was granted on Wednesday, but Chief Currie and Director of the Accompong Electoral Committee, Clavie Johnson, denied being formally served the document.

In an update to IRIE FM News, George Traille, one of Mr. Rowe’s attorneys, explained that the court instructed that the document be served via email and personally.

Mr. Traille stressed that arrangements were made to have the document served in person and that the email was sent on Wednesday to Chief Currie, without any acknowledgement of receipt.

He explained, however, that not acknowledging the email is no excuse to ignore a Supreme Court injunction.

When asked for a reaction to claims from the Electoral Committee that Mr. Rowe was not eligible to contest the election due to not living in Accompong for three consecutive years, Mr. Traille said this was not his understanding.

Noting that the matter will be brought up in court on June 10, Mr. Traille said Chief Currie should use that opportunity to submit any arguments or clarifications he has.