Four charged after March 19; investigations continue

As investigation continues into the clashes between police and protesters on Victoria Street in Roseau on March 19, 2025, four individuals, including the former Parliamentary Representative of the Salisbury Constituency, have so far have been charged.

According to police reports they were charged with unlawful assembly under section 10(2) of 10:02 of the Riot Act and are to appear before the Magistrate Court where the charge will be read to them.

They are represented by Attorneys David Bruney and Ronald Charles.

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16 Comments

  1. My Bad
    March 25, 2025

    Four charged innocently yet the thief among us is not charged and we gave him a free pass to legalize stealing. But we will pay for our wickedness

  2. Gail Phillip
    March 24, 2025

    what foolishness is this. why wasn’t everyone at the demonstration arrested. You all harras Hector and looking for reasons for wrongfully arresting him. Abuse of power is what going on in Dominica. According to this code everyone at the demonstration should have gotten arrested

  3. Take warning
    March 24, 2025

    Those corrupt thieves are in doing all they can to start a civil war on island. But those of you that upholding wrong let me remind you that although you might feel strong and protected your family member might be affected regardless of what side they standing on and if your family member is hurting that will hurt too. So be careful guys

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  4. So it is
    March 24, 2025

    Doesnt the constitution gives us a right to protest and exercise our democratic rights. The police started all the chaos, charge them

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    • Putin
      March 25, 2025

      This right does NOT extend to you denying others the right to freely use public roads and spaces. Once you block road, you are fair game. Take what you get!

  5. Eagle-Eyed
    March 24, 2025

    I hope the white guy from Norway is among those arrested. He could clearly be seen and heard in the video on DNO calling for an insurrection or inciting an insurrection. This is not free speech. This is inciting violence against the state. He should be arrested and deported back to Norway or Guantanamo Bay.

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    • Hello
      March 24, 2025

      @Eagle-Eyed
      Stop wishing. Lazy.
      Transform your wishes into reality.
      When last have you messaged anything with sense? Have you ever heard arrests stopping protest anywhere around the world? Stupid. Wish, wish, wish.Sot!

      • Eagle-Eyed
        March 26, 2025

        @Hello. Case in point. Students in USA being arrested and threatened with deportation for protesting genocide in Palestine enabled with US support and participation. I think you are projecting your own laziness and stupidity. don’t you?
        Free speech and protest is allowed in Dominica but when protesters start inciting insurrection and hurling projectiles at police who are there to ensure their safety, should the police just run away and allow the insurrectionist to run rampage. I’m sure some of you guys would just love the situation in Haiti replicated here.

  6. Him
    March 24, 2025

    @Tranz
    You left out one thing either deliberately or sheer ignorance of what is happening on island.
    The rule of law must prevail for ALL, and not some in the land. Once its for some, there will be problems.
    SO LEARN MY FRIEND.

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  7. Labour power
    March 24, 2025

    So right Tranz,UWP and ERC know the people are not with them,but because they so wicked,they keep on talking about the people,lying to the people,Bosso cannot get 2 people in Mahaut to support him,but the people.Lennox Lin Clown cannot do house to house,but the people.Thompson Fontaine spent all his young days outside of Dominica,now he is old,the people.The people have rejected UWP,they have rejected ERC.

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  8. skerro
    March 24, 2025

    I taught dominica was freedom of speech but I guess is communist

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  9. Tranz
    March 24, 2025

    That sounds about right. The rule of law must prevail in the land!

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    • Burnallnastypeople
      March 24, 2025

      u have the correct name “tranz”

    • Burnallnastypeople
      March 24, 2025

      u have the correct name “tranz”

      • Him
        March 24, 2025

        Burnallnastypeople
        Agree.
        Pure crap the fool spews, but he seem tio be proud of that.
        Anither CLIWN.

  10. Labour power
    March 24, 2025

    I hope when this investigation is concluded hundreds more are charged.For weeks UWP,ERC and their supporters had been saying via q95,that on March 19th they were going to PARLIAMENT not to have a peaceful demonstration or protest.but to PREVENT parliament from debating the electoral reform bills.Special Branch have those recordings,the media whore should be charged for aiding and abetting.Hector John knew why the police come to his house,he knew the police had an arrest warrant to arrest him.A person can be arrested at anytime on the strength of an arrest warrant.Hector was LYING when he said the police were trying to search his house.The battle cry of the UWP is Skerrit must GO,we will remove him by any means.Some of the protesters should be charged for assaulting the police by FORCEFULLY pulling the barricade from them.Assault is an attempt or offer by force or violence to do bodily injury to another.Throw the book at all those habitual criminals,rogues and vagabonds.

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