Anthony Armstrong, Antigua and Barbuda’s Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), and his co-accused Shelly-Ann Peart Campbell have had their bail extended, as they await trial of their criminal case in Jamaica.

When the two appeared in the Supreme Court on Friday, Armstrong who is Jamaican, and Peart Campbell, a Jamaican lawyer, had their bail extended until October 13 to accommodate a new hearing in September.

Both face three counts of uttering forged documents and three counts of forgery, in addition to charges of conspiracy to defraud and fraudulent conversion.

Prior to Friday’s adjournment, Peart’s attorney, King’s Counsel Peter Champagnie, and Hugh Wildman who is representing Armstrong, indicated that they are both ready for trial. The attorneys said that the prosecution needs to act expeditiously in getting the matter to trial.

Armstrong’s arrest and charge relates to a guilty verdict of professional misconduct that was handed down by Jamaica’s General Legal Council (GLC) on January 28 last year. The court found the attorney guilty of selling and transferring three properties that belonged to one of his clients without his consent.

The GLC reprimanded him for signing as a witness, knowing that his client Michael Adams was not present but in prison in the United States. Armstrong was fined J$250,000 and had to pay costs of J$30,000 to the council.

The latest hearing however is a criminal case filed by the client in Jamaica. Shannon Jones-Gittens has been acting as Antigua and Barbuda’s DPP since November 2022.