This morning Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin granted permission for Judicial Review on the matter of the Opposition Leader Francis Fonseca's request for the Supreme Court to order a Writ of Mandamus which would force the Commissioner of Police Allen Whylie to prosecute United Democratic Party Cayo North East Area Representative Elvin Penner for corruption.
Last year, Penner illegally signed nationality and passport documents and personally facilitated their issuance on behalf of a South Korean swindler Kim Won Hong who was at a prison in Taiwan awaiting extradition for embezzlement and fraud charges.
Allegations are that Penner was well compensated for his role in the immigration scam.
The U.D.P Government has continuously obstructed Penner's prosecution despite the evidence and Prime Minister Dean Barrow has publicly stated he sees no criminal wrongdoing.
On February 10th, Hon. Fonseca through his attorney Senior Counsel Edwin Flowers, wrote a letter to Commissioner Allen Whylie advising that if no prosecution commenced within seven days, they would turn to the Supreme Court. The ComPol has not responded or even acknowledged receipt of the letter.