Siddick Chady obtained a stay of execution of his sentence this morning in the Supreme Court. The Privy Council refused his special leave. As a result, he had to serve his 15-month prison sentence. But in the Supreme Court this morning, his solicitor, Ally Rojubally, requested and obtained a freeze on the execution of the sentence. He indicated that his client had submitted a petition for a presidential pardon. Pending a response from the pardon commission, he asked that the sentence be frozen. The case will be called on 7 August 2023.
Last week, the former minister and chairman of the Mauritius Ports Authority was just been turned down by the Privy Council, which did not grant him Special Leave to challenge his 15-month prison sentence. The Law Lords ruled that there was no serious miscarriage of justice in Dr Siddick Chady’s appeal against his conviction, requiring their intervention. Initially sentenced to 9 months in prison, his sentence was increased on appeal. It all started with the publication of a document by Samedi Plus at the time, and he is not going to get away with it. The Law Lords ruled that there was no serious miscarriage of justice in Dr Siddick Chady’s appeal against his conviction, requiring their intervention. Initially sentenced to 9 months in prison, his sentence was increased on appeal.
