Herbert Volney

Herbert Volney is a politician from Trinidad and Tobago, of the United National Congress (UNC) party.[1]

Career

Between 1994 and 2010,[2] Volney was a judge of the Supreme Court of Trinidad and Tobago.[3][4] Volney was a member of parliament, and he became Justice Minister in Kamla Persad-Bissessar's cabinet.

While Justice Minister, Volney met Venezuelan Ambassador Maria Eugenia Marcano Casado to begin discussions about potential cooperation on penal reform, offender management and other criminal justice issues.[5] As Justice Minister he was somewhat controversial, making headlines through unfortunate comments[6] and by proposing that prisoners be allowed conjugal visits at a time when supposed rising crime rates prompted the citizenry to punish prisoners more severely.[7][8][9] He was dismissed in September 2012,[10][11] [12][13] being one of eleven ministers who were fired by the former government, including his successor at the Ministry of Justice Christlyn Moore, before the leading party lost the September 2015 General Elections.[14] He was criticized at the time by Persad-Bissessar for having allegedly misled the Cabinet over the early proclamation of Section 34 of the Administration of Justice (Indictable Offences) Act; however, British Queen’s Counsel Edward Fitzgerald argued during a hearing in the High Court in January 2013 that Volney did not mislead his Cabinet colleagues.[15] He appeared with Persad-Bissessar at a public UNC event in May 2013.[16][17]

References

  1. ↑ (PDF) https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/97806/degannes_1.pdf?sequence=1. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ "Current Members: Mr. Herbert Volney, MP". Trinidad and Tobago Parliament. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  3. ↑ Ramdhan, Stacy (2011). In Trinidad the Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison. GRIN Verlag. p. 12. ISBN 9783640969470. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Figueira, Daurius (2004). Cocaine And Heroin Trafficking In The Caribbean: The Case Of Trinidad And Tobago, Jamaica And Guyana. iUniverse. p. 129. ISBN 9780595336326. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago Hold Talks on Criminal Justice Reform". Caribbean Journal. 1 February 2012.
  6. ↑ Ryan, Selwyn (7 October 2012). "The crucifixion of Herbert Volney". Trinidad Express Newspapers. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  7. ↑ Shah, Rafflique (21 January 2012). "Joker wild in cabinet". Trinidad and Tobago News. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  8. ↑ Linda Hutchinson-Jafar (21 September 2012). "Trinidad justice minister fired over controversial law". Reuters.
  9. ↑ "Trinidad - Latest news, videos, and information- NBCNews.com".
  10. ↑ Charan, Richard (20 September 2012). "Breaking News: Volney Fired". Trinidad Express Newspapers. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  11. ↑ "Trinidad and Tobago: Cabinet / Gabinete".
  12. ↑ Linda Hutchinson-Jafar (21 September 2012). "Trinidad justice minister fired over controversial law". Reuters.
  13. ↑ "Trinidad - Latest news, videos, and information- NBCNews.com".
  14. ↑ "Record 11 ministers fired from Trinidad's government - News". Jamaica Observer.
  15. ↑ Achong, Derek (January 29, 2013). "Lawyer: Volney didn’t mislead on Section 34". Trinidad Guardian. Guardian Media Limited.
  16. ↑ Ramdass, Anna (14 May 2013). "Volney back on UNC platform". Trinidad Express Newspapers. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  17. ↑ "BBCCaribbean.com - BBC Caribbean News in Brief".


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