It appears that deliberations could go well into the night as arguments for and against an injunction brought by suspended president of the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) were heard.
It is now up to Justice Cecil McCarthy to render his verdict.
Hanging in the balance is tomorrow’s elections for the NUPW as McDowall is seeking to have his suspension set aside and the elections postponed by two weeks in order to give him an opportunity to prepare to contest a third term in office.
McDowall was suspended on June 23 pending investigations into the charge that on June 2 to June 17, he encouraged and promoted a resolution which sought to install him as secretary general of the organisation for four years, contrary to Rule 10 (a)(1), Rule 10(a)(iv) and Rule 12 (a)(i).
He is also accused of entering the NUPW secretariat around 3:15 p.m. on June 16 and taking a photograph of a cheque dated June 17, 2021, payable to Larry Smith QC for legal services (CLM)
