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| Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert |
According to the source, The Speaker of The House put some boxes in an area where there was garbage, and where the NSWMA normally collects garbage from. When cautioned by the officer, it is said that Mrs. Dalrymple-Philibert apologized to the officer and explained that she was not aware that garbage was not to go there. She subsequently removed the boxes from the area.
I understand that she was detained at the Runaway Police Station for approximately three hours. She will will face the charges in the court.
There was an incident between a Minister and a police officer recently in St. Catherine, and I suggested then that we need to have a protocol for dealing with officials of the state who come into conflict with the law. No one is above the law but we cannot allow officials of the state to be arrested like that. It is possible that one of these days we could hear that a number of Cabinet members have been arrested and the business of the state has to come to an halt.
I am suggesting that where a member of parliament, a member of the senate or even a judge commits certain offences then we should use the ticketing system to charge them. If it is a very serious offence, then application should be made to the Governor General for example for that person to be suspended from public office until the matter is dealt with. Under no condition should members of the security forces have the right to arrest leaders of the state like that. One of these days someone is going to lock up the Prime Minister for breaking the law and that could put the country in a very awkward situation.
Contrary to information being circulated via social media, the Speaker is not in lock-up at this time. I understand that it was an humiliating experience for the Speaker to be detained by the police for over three hours at the police station. She was thoroughly interrogated I have been informed.
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If the speaker of the house apologized the officer should have used discretion and don't detain her. This is rather embarrassing
ReplyDeleteMaybe he didn't know who she was.
ReplyDeleteI will bet you that he knows her very well!!
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DeleteA crime is any behaviour that attracts a fine or imprisonment.That makes Ms Philbert a criminal oh allegedly.I suspect she didn't want any ease up from the police and she an honest woman faced up to her offence which admittedly mens Rea cannot be established but Actus Rea can.If the lactation is an established over a period of time as a garbage collecting centre she is not guilty of a crime.She should call withesses both from the area and NSWMA to give evidence this area was customarily and conveniently used by the agency as a collection centre.Keep us posted on this one,my prediction is she will be exonerated.
ReplyDeleteActus Rius and Mens Rea it should be.
ReplyDeleteShe should have gotten a lawyer before the questioning I think.
ReplyDeleteAnother police will be transferred.
ReplyDeleteJustice must be balance. One and protocol law for all citizens
ReplyDeleteIt cannot be one size fits all in terms of how we administer the law. For example you cannot have a system where if a police feels like arresting the Prime Minister he can just arrest the Prime Minister like that. A doctor on his way to save somebody's life cannot be held up for speeding without due consideration of his job.
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