Tag: Michael Misick
Misick plans return to political fray
(CNS): The former Turks and Caicos (TCI) premier, Michael Misick, who is currently on trial on a number of serious corruption and money laundering charges, has announced his intention to run for office at the next general elections, regardless his current circumstances. The national poll is expected to take place in February next year. Misick’s […]
Missing jury disturbs Misick’s legal team
(CNS): Lawyers defending the former premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Michael Misick, raised concerns about the missing jury as the case against their client opened last week. The corruption trial is taking place in front of a single judge because the defendants have been denied the right to a jury. Andrew Mitchell QC began his […]
Corruption case opens against TCI’s former leader
(CNS): The trial of Michael Misick, the former premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and eight other defendants began Monday, as the crown opened the case against them for corruption charges that date back 13 years. The prosecution claims that Misick and others were immersed in corrupt land dealings with developers that netted millions […]
Former TCI leader’s latest challenge to trial fails
(CNS): Michael Misick, the former leader of the Turks and Caicos Islands who is fighting for a jury trial in the case against him relating to corruption charges, has lost another courtroom battle. The TCI chief justice ruled last week that Misick’s legal team’s arguments were “frivolous and vexatious” because they had all been heard before, making […]
Misick ‘s Privy Council bid for jury trial fails
(CNS): Michael Misick , the former premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands who is facing corruption allegations, has lost his appeal in the UK’s Privy Council for a jury trial in the increasingly controversial case. In comments that mirror those made by the Cayman Islands own former leader, McKeeva Bush, about the UK authorities, […]
