Manning Suspended!

[LadyDeath]

Mr. Patrick Manning According to Express Newspaper Yesterday was suspended from Parliament By House Speaker Wade Mark last night.

He Did not say for what period of time but cannot cross a session of Parliament, which is the maximum threshold for a suspension which his ends on June 18.

A suspension is terminated either by a resolution of the House of Representatives or upon prorogation.

Manning would lose his parliamentary salary during this period. Though Manning's prime ministerial pension would remain untouched by the suspension.

By a vote of 25 for, nine against, the House of Representatives voted to accept the findings of the Privileges Committee that Patrick Manning committed a contempt when he made allegations against Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and imposed the maximum penalty on the former prime minister. Among those absent was Manning.

In justifying the position taken by the Committee, Government leader Dr Roodal Moonilal pointed out that the Committee took an inordinate amount of time on this matter—six months—and therefore could not be accused of "rushing" to take action against Manning. He dismissed Opposition charges that the Privileges Committee had moved with indecent haste to make a contempt finding against the San Fernando East MP.

So Alot of people where saying that Manning's suspension was revenge against the PNM but didn't they forgot that Basdeo was also suspended as well...

Then they were saying that the parliament didn't wait to hear why Mr. Manning was absent for these times but ent he is a big man and he cannot make one phone call to explain his absence and did they forgot that this is a new government now different rules i say!

 

[Vickie]

Aye Kar mah father said de same thing manning is a big man why he cudn't just call and say something or he have a wife there and why someone eh say anythin. steups laws are the laws and who are we to disobey it and wait for a response before he get suspended