![]() ![]() Jennifer Messado stands accused of defrauding the entertainer in a real estate deal. So the lawyer and the other party who paid over the money to Messado are the critical witnesses in the case. He described the issue with Mavado’s testimony as a storm in a teacup as he added that even if there is a warrant that bars Mavado from testifying, he is not a critical witness. Senior-Smith is confident that it has all been miscommunication and that his client’s testimony is not really critical to the successful prosecution of the case. The holdback comes as the warrant for his arrest has surfaced, and anyone who has an outstanding warrant cannot give evidence before the courts. Last July, the ODPP was supposed to submit an application seeking approval from the court for Mavado, who is now a US resident, to give testimony via video link. Mavado’s attorney, meanwhile, is still waiting for the necessary information from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) about the outstanding warrants. I wasn’t wanted for anything or any reason in Jamaica,” he said in a lengthy statement posted on his Instagram. My lawyers – both overseas and in Jamaica, were in regular communication with the Jamaica Constabulary Force and there was never any mention of any outstanding warrants, nothing like that was said to my lawyers over a 4 year period. “Now my people years ago when I left Jamaica, I left things in my lawyers’ hands. He also accused one female officer of being friends with Jennifer Messado. He added that the same police officers that locked his son up years ago are also the same ones that suddenly came up with this warrant. He added that he believed that some officers assigned to the Constant Spring police station, as well as Jennifer Messado and her people, were conspiring against him. He used Instagram to address his frustrations with the matter as he said that the warrant had suddenly surfaced after four years. Last week, Mavado addressed the reports that there was an outstanding warrant for his arrest. He explained that there was an adjournment and that the court indicated that the prosecutor was engaged in another matter in the Home Circuit Court. Senior-Smith spoke with the Jamaica Observer about the new development and said nothing happened in court last week. Last Friday, September 30, the case was adjourned after being called up in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court in Half-Way-Tree. The news comes as the JM$30 million fraud case against disbarred attorney-at-law Jennifer Messado continues. The lawyer representing Mavado, Oswest Senior-Smith, has revealed that he will have to wait until October 13 to find out whether or not his client will be allowed to testify via video link. Mavado could know this month if he will be allowed to testify remotely. ![]()
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