The Opposition says the Government cannot publicly defend a gun law it is privately trying to repair, as the Chief Justice warns the Gun Court backlog is creeping back.
KINGSTON, Jamaica,September 21, 2026— Justice Minister Delroy Chuck went to church last Sunday and, in effect, preached two sermons. In one, he encouraged accused persons to consider plea bargaining, holding out the prospect of reduced or non-custodial sentences and, in time, a clean record. In the other, he defended the very law that the Chief Justice says has made pleading guilty to a gun charge an irrational choice.
