BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, Feb. 21.2018 – LED by Dr. Denzil Douglas, members and supporters of the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) took to the streets to protest, Konris Maynard’s 10-day suspension from Parliament today.
The Representative for Constituency Three was recently suspended by Speaker of the National Assembly, Michael Perkins for what he described as gross misconduct.
Shortly after midday, Parliamentary Representatives left Masses House,making their way to government Headquarters before marching up and down Church Street.
Maynard, while holding a placard, told reporters he has been illegally suspended from the parliament, and though he sent a letter to the Speaker highlighting errors, he did not respond.
“That is why my colleagues and I are in protest of what is happening with democracy here in St. Kitts. Let the opposition speak! The Speaker has to know that his role is to let the opposition have it’s say, but he can let the government have its way because they have the votes.”
The next move for the party is to the court and Maynard contends that it is the only other avenue they have to resolve the matter.
“Dr. Douglas was illegally suspended, and we will go to the lengths and breaths that the law allows us to prove that that is the case.”
According to the MP, they have gone through all the rational avenues with the Speaker pointing out that there were no records of him having been suspended.
Thus, he deemed that it is illegal for him to be suspended for that length time.
“The only thing is, if the Speaker is resistant to changing that decision that I will have to move to the court. We have to move to the court. We had a recent ruling by a justice who said that the court can intervene in matters relating to the Speaker.”
Maynard did not proceed to enter the National Assembly for today’s sitting.
