| – wants High Court to quash “No Confidence” motion against RoheeBy Latoya GilesThe Attorney General has once again moved to the High Court against the Joint Opposition. This time the AG wants the court to overturn the “No Confidence” motion that was passed against Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee in Parliament recently.The AG is contending that the “No Confidence” motion that was passed on July 30 was unlawful, in violation of the doctrine of separation of powers,Throwback Jerseys, unconstitutional, null, void and without any binding force or effect, in so far as the same purports to “censure” and express “no-confidence” in the Minister of Home Affairs, Mr. Clement Rohee MP.According to the court documents,NFL Jerseys Cheap China, Rohee was appointed a Minister and Minister of Home Affairs in the Government of Guyana by His Excellency President Donald Ramotar in accordance with Article 106 of the Constitution.The document stated that on July 25, last, the Leader of the Opposition sought the leave of the Speaker of the National Assembly to move a motion which,Deion Sanders Falcons Jersey, inter alia, called upon the National Assembly to express ‘No Confidence’ in the Minister of Home Affairs, over his alleged inability to discharge his responsibility for public security.Despite objections from the Government side of the National Assembly, the said Motion was duly allowed by the Speaker to be debated and was indeed debated and duly passed by the National Assembly on Monday 30th July, 2012.The Government side of the National Assembly had voted against the said motion and the Joint Opposition voted in its favour. Since passing the said motion, leaders of both A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) have made statements to the effect that the National Assembly will sanction Minister Rohee if the said “No Confidence” motion is ignored by Minister Rohee and/or the Government of Guyana.The AG also made reference to a meeting which was held by APNU members concerning the matter. It was noted that on August 24,NFL Jerseys From China, at a public meeting held at Stabroek Market Square, APNU Deputy Leader and Member of Parliament Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine published that upon the resumption of sittings of the National Assembly in October 2012, the Joint Opposition would approach the Privileges Committee of the National Assembly to suspend Minister Rohee for six months if he fails to adhere to the “No Confidence” motion.Mention was also made at a press conference held on August 7, where the Opposition Leader,Artemi Panarin Jersey, Mr David Granger MP, speaking on the passage of the “No Confidence” motion reportedly said that the opposition will remove the Minister of Home Affairs from Office.The Attorney General is contending that the members of the National Assembly cannot and do not hold their seats at the confidence or lack thereof,Brad Richards Red Wings Jersey, or at the pleasure of the National Assembly since Members are elected to hold a seat in the National Assembly by secret ballot of the people and in manner set out in Articles 60, 61 and 160 of the Constitution of Guyana, and in the manner outlined in the various elections and electoral laws of the land.The opposition has blamed Rohee for the deaths of three Lindeners during the month long protest in the community. |
