The Following Is A Statement From Dr Andrew Wheatley's Team - June 30, 2026
Dr. Andrew Wheatley
The Integrity Commission has given a formal undertaking to the Court that it will not charge South Central St. Catherine Member of Parliament Dr. Andrew Wheatley until the Court rules on an application by Dr. Wheatley for leave to seek judicial review of the recommendation that he be charged.
A hearing into the application by Dr. Wheatley for leave for Judicial Review has been set for July 23. The development occurred in the Supreme Court this afternoon.
Attorneys for the Commission, its Director of Investigation, Kevon Stephenson and acting-Director of Corruption Prosecution, Kelly-Ann Murdock, gave the undertaking to the Court on their behalf.
This in response to a move by Dr. Wheatley's lawyers to seek an injunction to prevent him being charged before the application for leave to seek judicial review is heard.
An undertaking to the Court by lawyers is considered enforceable and subject to contempt proceedings if breached.
Dr. Wheatley's legal team was also granted permission to make amendments to their court filings as they seek to strengthen their challenge to the recommendation by the acting-Director of Corruption Prosecution that he be charged.
The Integrity Commission is to file affidavits in response to the submissions made by Dr. Wheatley's legal team by July 13.
Dr. Wheatley's legal team is to file an additional affidavit on or before July 17.
The application for leave to seek Judical Review is to then be heard on July 23.
Dr. Wheatley has taken the Integrity Commission to Court over its recommendation that he be charged with illicit enrichment.
The Commission had alleged that Wheatley's assets are disproportionate to his earnings to the tune of 164-million dollars. But Dr. Wheatley has accused the Commission of acting unreasonably and unfairly and failing to take into consideration several circumstances which render its allegation false, including 168-million dollars in rental income accumulated over nine years.
Dr. Wheatley has named Director of Investigations Kevon Stephenson and acting Director of Corruption Prosecution Kelly-Ann Murdock as defendants in his court filings.
Dr. Wheatley is being represented in the civil aspect of the case by Abe Dabdoub, King's Counsel Ransford Braham and Neco Pagon.
The Integrity Commission is being represented by King's Counsel Kevin Powell.
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Let s see what comes out of this case👹
ReplyDeleteAll I want to know is that the truth comes out nothing false
ReplyDeleteNothing will come of it. The Integrity Commission has no Integrity and I'm glad the matter is going to the court because it is full time that we unmask that organisation for what it really is. After the case is concluded, the institution needs to be disbanded and replaced by a real and meaningful course of action that can seriously deal with the issue of corruption in this country. We certainly do not need an institution whose agenda is power-wrestling.
ReplyDeleteThis man needs to be under the jail, the first time wasn’t enough and still had to go back for more. This is how they ravish Jamaica and Jamaicans. One thing for sure and two things for certain, They are all under the watch of the oh so great USA.
ReplyDeleteThe "Integrity" Commission accusations are false. It is politically motivated.
DeleteYou have made a statement that could be seen as libellous. The man has never been charged or convicted before.
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