Counsel for the Opposition, Geoffery Letang, has promised tremendous cross-examination when the dual citizenship matter is brought before the court on September 5, this year.
Letang indicated that whether or not his team would have received the passports of Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerritt and Education Minister Petter St. Jean, the defendants in the case, the matter would be presented skillfully, leaving no room for doubt.
The statement comes after Justice Gerthel Thom ruled that the application by the opposition, for the production and disclosure of passports and other documents of Skerritt and St. Jean, be dismissed.
The court has asked the chief elections officer to produce, within seven days, the defendants’ Form 13, a declaration form in which the defendants, as candidates for election, were to state to which country (s) they have allegiance.
According to Letang, if the defendants stated their allegiance to another country on the forms, they would be disqualified as candidates.
Letang believes that evidence can be presented proving mendaciousness, if the forms do not state that they were, at the time.
Justice Thom ruled that the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Civil Procedure Rules do not authorize the court to order the release of these documents, despite the petitioners’ plea that it need not apply to petition cases.
According to Letang, there are currently no election petition rules.
It appears that Mr. Letang took a try and he missed, poor fellow…I take solace in the fact that win lose or draw, he is being paid…I hope!
The Court/Judge was right to dismiss this part of the case.
The UWP claimed in their petition that Mr. Skerrit and Mr. Joseph are citizens of France and Dominica. They (UWP) do not have any documents to show that this is true (The French Citizenship), like a copy of passport or a Naturalization Certificate. To win their case or make their claims be truthful they are asking the courts to force the defendants to produce documents that they (UWP) claim the defendants are in possession of.
That is where Tony earning his money. He asked the Judge to throw out that part of the case, which was a smart move and legal one.
Come to court with your proof that I am a French Citizen, show your evidence and not rely on the Defense to prove your case.
This case will soon be dismissed as if UWP had the “Smoking Gun” we would have seen it or known about it. There are no surprises as evidence has to be disclosed to all parties.
I like that comment very much… In fact Mr. Letang will leave that case just now, cus they already not paying him or making him run around to get his money.
I like your comments on this matter.
Prime Minister Rosevelt Skerrit is not going anywhere. He was sent to make a different by god. Dominicans arent you seeing the changes. Are we too bland to see the development in this country. No man is perfect but he is far way better than the rest.
UWP always remember we voted for the labour party with a vast majority.
June 29th will not be a repitition of May 29, please take heed because we no of all ur plannings.
God Bless Our Prime Minister, the Dominica Labour Party, Dominica, and those who will respond negatively to this insert.
I a labourite by heart and will continue to be one till the end of my time.
HAT OFF TO ROSEVELT SKERIT AND THE DOMINICA LABOUR PARTY. I LOVE YOU GUYS
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Geoffrey, spend more legal time killing the rats in Roseau and keeping our city nice and clean and legal-free.
Geoffrey Letang, please put the gun away,there are no more bullets.
bye labour party…. he do right put allu out
HEY Letang,When can i come for the sugar?
Good Job Letang
Thom ruled that the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Civil Procedure Rules do not authorize the court to order the release of these documents,Just a thought that if that is the position of the Court,then for the life of me why hear the case in the first place,it make no sense to me, because the Court does have certain provision by law to intervene in the interest of justice, but because the judges in the Caribbean are so fearful that their appointments would be in jeopardy as it requires the agreement of the heads of states to appoint judges in the Caribbean so we do not expect any justice once its a case against heads of states, but if its the poor man on the then the judge would have the authority. It is high time that justice in the Caribbean should be totally blind. We talk about peace,but how can we have peace when we cannot have JUSTICE.
haa boy Geoffery you have courage……
Naturally the counsel for the opposition will try to drag this case out as long as he can. His fees will just keep adding up. I guess Eddie, Ron, Sprags and dem have more money than they know what to do with.
They just keep getting blows (at the polls and in the courts) but they never learn. What a total waste of time.
Thank God these UWP losers will never form the government, they are always trying to drag Dominica down. But the true patriots will not let them.
We just stay positive and work towards our continuing national development – God bless Dominica!
I love your choice of words “blows”,at least you are being honest. The court’s refusal to do it’s job is indeed a blow to democracy, like throwing out cases of election fraud which can be proved and not allowing skerritt to produce his passport.
So really want Dominica to continue going down,u probably be the first one to stone this present thugs and thieves who is ruining the future of Dominica when u’ll start thinking right.
GOODBYE ROSEVELT MENARD JASON SKERRIT.