| Speaker rejects gov't amendments to opposition inquiry motion | | Print | |
| Written by Kwesi Isles |
| Thursday, 17 January 2013 13:58 |
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The motion in the name of Opposition Leader David Granger calls on the president to set up a COI to examine the 2004 to 2010 period. Attorney General Anil Nandlall last week submitted a number of amendments to the motion and at last Thursday’s sitting Trotman had announced that he had some concerns and needed time to study them. The government wants the inquiry to cover the last 40 years so as to include periods of political unrest. "The proposed amendments contain, in my considered opinion, matter that offends the Standing Orders. I refer in particular, to references to sitting and former Members of Parliament, and other former and current leaders and superior officers of political parties and disciplined forces, and their “linkages” to criminal gangs; these, in my considered opinion, offend Standing Orders 26 (b), (c) and (d),” Trotman ruled in a document seen by DemWaves on Thursday. The cited orders state that a motion (b) shall not contain ironical, unbecoming or offensive expressions or words that would not be permitted in debate; (c) it shall not contain the names of persons unless they are strictly necessary to render the motion intelligible; and (d) it shall not refer to the conduct or character of persons except in their public capacity.” “Apart from the fact that names of persons are inserted, and that some of them are not present to mount a defence of their characters, the amendments also make statements that appear to be “fact” and yet seek to have a Commission of Inquiry inquire into the very matters. I consider the amendments in their present form to have gone far beyond the “paal” of what is expected, and acceptable, as coming from a Member of Parliament of the National Assembly for debate in this august House,” the Speaker’s ruling states. Trotman recommended changes to the amendments and stated that the AG has the option of adopting these or withdrawing the amendments in their entirety. The proposed changes would see the removal of the names of individuals to be replaced with “known individuals” and “public officials.”
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Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman has rejected the government’s amendments to an opposition motion which calls for a Commission of Inquiry (COI) into past criminal violence, saying the submissions violate parliamentary regulations.
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Seriously, I see the last 10 years or any recent period of specific activities and a relevant 'scope of work' for such a commission. Even this needs some refining so it can give a COI some specific guidance rather than returning frequently for direction or having to make contradictory assumptions.
The scope has to be very practical and meaningful. 40 years is unreasonable. Different activities during the last 40 years, are of interest, and should be done individually because of the challenges related to the operations of a COI.
This seem to be really a game of politics rather than leadership. Come on leaders be leaders for a change in life and for your own legacy.
If the PPP wants it can push for its own inquiry into whatever period it wants, but let the records show that when many clean PPPites urged Cheddi Jagan after the 1992 win to probe the PNCs past, Jagan responded that the demands of the nation required greater attention and that he was not interested in engaging in a witch-hunt.
Jagan dropped the ball, so if the criminally corrupt criminal elements of the PPP now want to do what Jagan did not do, they are free to do so. But this PPP regime is worse by miles than the PNC regime.
It is not for the Speaker to come up with it's own amendment.
It will be a horror movie!!
Every effort will be made so as not to have them exposed.
Why don't you ask the president to call snap polls then?Or maybe the victory is not assured.Guyanese are a lot smarter these days.
I am in total agreement. Lets go back to the polls and get these losers out.
What did nagamootoo achieved by leaving the PPP? NOTHING. The AFC have him as a lap dog to get the Indians votes.
The opposition did nothing for the people of Guyana, since parliament begins. All they have done is boycott the PPP progress, who have served the people of Guyana.
Let's call an election and send these dummy back to the stone ages where they belongs, they cannot and will not allow Guyana to progress because they don't know what that means. Trotman is an embarrassment to the seat that he holds.
Your one sentence says it all.
If you examine all the statements -'slow fiah, mo fiah',as one example- made by some opposition personnel, you would find that they have always tried to make the country ungovernable. That's their public declaration and main mission once they are not in power. Remember the wild man attempt to storm the presidential complex and its consequences. The blocking of the bridge in Linden and its consequences. Agricola mayhem, Lusignan and Bartica slaughter against innocent citizens, the no go area at Buxton except for certain opposition political figures.These poeple ARE NOT interested in Gyana's image and development. They are so consumed by trying to control the seat of power, they would stop at nothing to get there. Their mission would FAIL as the world has moved on and they are stuck in their old ways, bankrupt of ideas
In all my years in Guyana i have never seen one functioning as spin doctor, party spokesman and resident "know it all", always seeking the lime light and photo opportunity......more so since the sickness of Mr. Lunchon.
Now Mr. AG don't burden the process, you had over 20yrs (and still can call) your own COI. The blood of the innocent victims including Mr. Sash Sawh, the Lusignan and Bartica massacres, and the hundreds of other citizens, murdered, are crying out for justice.
Instead of continuing with your witch hunt, do you AG job, and implement a Truth and Reconcilliation Comittee, to examine, how/when/where "we lost the script and ran off the rails", since independence.
I am not bothered about the negative score. The most important thing is that my view was published and read. Thank you Demwaves.
WWONG! WRONG! Even donkeys BRAY to communicate with other donkeys.
A REGEIM? Do u even know what that word means? Are you stupid? Or just Dumb!
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