The Breach of Trust case against Najan Christopher was tossed out of the Magistrate's Court on Monday, June 23, 2025. Photo: GIS/File

Terence F. Williams, left, of Chase Law successfully filed a no-case submission on behalf of his client Najan Christopher; however, Director of Public Prosecutions Tiffany R. Scatliffe-Esprit, right, plans to appeal. Photo: GIS/Internet Source

The Commission of Inquiry in the Virgin Islands was led by a lone Commissioner Sir Gary R. Hickinbottom. The CoI was criticised as a witch hunt and with an objective to harm the Virgin Islands' constitutional and democratic advancements. Photo: Daily Mail/File

Ms Christopher was charged with Breach of Trust for writing a letter saying that former Premier Andrew A. Fahie was the Head of Government at the time of his overseas arrest and should be considered for diplomatic immunity.

Most legal experts knew from the start that the case was bogus and part of the overall plans to damage residents’ good names and to portray the Territory as corrupt, and that only the UK could save the Virgin Islands.

‘No Case To Answer’- Magistrate Palmer

However, early this afternoon, Monday, June 23, 2025, Magistrate Ms Khadeen Palmer tossed the case out, as was expected. She ruled that there was no case for Ms Christopher to answer regarding the letter.

Ms Christopher's high-powered Attorney, Terence F. Williams, KC, of Chase Law, filed a no-case submission, and the learned Magistrate agreed with the Defence that there was zero evidence of breach of trust and false assumption of her authority, or that Ms Christopher acted improperly.  

Further, the Magistrate ruled that there was no evidence of malintent, improper motives or corruption by Ms Christopher; a big win in the lower court.

Mr Fahie was arrested in Florida in 2022, and Ms Christopher was the Head of the International Affairs Secretariat in the Office of the Premier at the time.

All the Crown's witnesses brought before the court against Ms Christopher confessed that she was a hard worker, always doing what was best for the Territory and very professional.

It is our understanding that the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Tiffany R. Scatliffe-Esprit will appeal the case, a decision that many described as an “abuse of power and of the legal system”. 

It should be of interest to note that if the appeal fails, the Government will have to pay a mere minimum for cost, while the one falsely accused will have to cough up funds to pay attorney fees as the Government has the resources (tax payers money) to abuse the residents via the legal system.

Will CoI bankrupt taxpayers?

It was a few months ago that another magistrate tossed out the case against Hon Myron V. Walwyn (R6) and Lorna Stevens, a Ministry of Education Assistant Secretary, over a High School Wall.

Many legal experts have said none of the CoI-driven cases are going anywhere because the evidence is weak in all of them, and that the millions of dollars lost by the government could have gone to roads, health care and education.

Once all of the CoI-inspired cases are tossed out, the UK Police Officers, the Governor or Members of the CoI cannot be sued because they were given ‘immunity from prosecution’ by the UK Parliament. Therefore, taxpayers stand to bear the entire cost of the many lawsuits that are expected out of the witch-hunt.