{"id":2666,"date":"2010-01-26T12:14:47","date_gmt":"2010-01-26T18:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/?p=2666"},"modified":"2010-01-26T14:44:37","modified_gmt":"2010-01-26T20:44:37","slug":"green-accuses-prime-minister-of-disregarding-constitution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/politics\/green-accuses-prime-minister-of-disregarding-constitution\/","title":{"rendered":"Green accuses prime minister of disregarding constitution"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2667\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2667\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/POLITICS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2667\" title=\"POLITICS\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/POLITICS-300x189.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/POLITICS-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/POLITICS.jpg 474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Opposition Leader Ron Green (left)\/Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit (right)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Opposition United Workers Party Leader Ron Green has cried foul on Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit for what he dubs a \u201ccasual, flippant, and dangerous\u201d attitude towards Dominica\u2019s laws.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released today,\u00a0 Green criticized the prime minister for his appointment of a commissioner and deputy commissioner of police without consultation with the opposition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRoosevelt Skeritt\u2019s casual, flippant and dangerous attitude regarding the laws of Dominica can only serve to put Dominica into further disrepute, and plunge our country into chaos and social unrest,\u201d the press release stated.<\/p>\n<p>Citing Section 66 (4) of Dominica\u2019s constitution which states that there is a Leader of the Opposition until the holding of the first parliament after the General Elections, Green accused the prime minister of proceeding with \u2018business as usual\u2019 when all was not right with the results of the December 18 elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile Mr. Skeritt intends to proceed with business as usual, Dominicans, the people of the Caribbean and beyond, are aware of the fraudulent, unfair and unlawful poll, the Election Petitions in the Court, the Boycott of Parliament, the formation of the Movement to Restore Democracy, and the outrage and disgust in many corners of the Country,\u201d Green asserted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe UWP warns that this flagrant and deliberate disregard of the Constitution by Mr. Skeritt is a most serious threat to our Democracy, and a further slide towards dictatorship and a one-party state,\u201d the UWP leader stated.<\/p>\n<p>Following the Dominica Labour Party\u2019s landslide victory at the December 18 poll, the opposition United Workers Party had announced that it would not sit in parliament in protest of the results and the manner in which the DLP conducted its campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The UWP, along with other opposition forces, combined to form the Movement for Restoration of Democracy (MRD) which demanded fresh elections in 18 months. In the press statement released today, Green reiterated this call.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe United Workers Party (UWP) renews its call for fresh elections within 18 months preceded by specified electoral reforms and assurances of adherence to the Laws against bribery in light of the fraudulent General Elections just held,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Opposition United Workers Party Leader Ron Green has cried foul on Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit for what he dubs a \u201ccasual, flippant, and dangerous\u201d attitude towards Dominica\u2019s laws. 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