More warrants to be executed…additional bailiffs to be hired

Basseterre, St. Kitts- HONORABLE Dennis Merchant, Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs on Monday, June 16th recommended to Parliamentary representatives that two additional bailiffs be hired for the Magistrate’s Department.

The Attorney General stated that “there is a significant backlog in the number of warrants to be executed” and as such, advised that the number of bailiff positions be increased from four to six.

A warrant is described as “a document issued by a magistrate authorizing an officer to make an arrest, seize property, make a search, or carry a judgment into execution” while the definition of a bailiff is “an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.”. ~~Adz:Right~~

According to a Post Cabinet briefing “this measure is viewed as being complementary to ongoing efforts to improve order in society”. The release also stated that “Cabinet wholeheartedly supported the recommendation”.