Ramesh L. Maharaj has told Attorney General Anand Ramlogan that he has first rights to collecting fees from the sale of properties owned by Muslimeen leader Yasin Abu Bakr.Maharaj has represented Bakr in cases against the state and claimed that Bakr owes his law firms - first Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj and Co, and Daltons - $$92,650.
A report in the Trinidad Express states that the former Attorney General represented Bakr for many years and defended the Muslimeem leader in at least 16 civil lawsuits between 1992 and 2006.
They include actions launched by former hostages, Gloria Henry, a minister in the NAR government, and journalist and author Raoul Pantin.
The State is planning to sell properties owned by Bakr to recover over $30 million that Bakr owes the State. The auction of the properties is scheduled for August 17.
Justice Rajendra Narine ordered the sale to settle liabilities for the destruction of State property during the 1990 attempted coup.
The Express quoted a letter from Daltons dated July 27, 2010 and sent to Ramlogan and The Chief State Solicitor, which states: "Our judgments take priority to yours...Please confirm that you will ensure that payment will be made to this firm out of the proceeds from the sale of the properties."
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