People’s Parliament moving to court to block expulsion

The People’s Parliament is planning to fight the move to remove participants from the public space they have been occupying at the Avenue of the Republic and Brickdam, since August 23.

Activist Sherlina Nageer yesterday told Stabroek News that they would apply for an injunction against the Ministry of Housing and Water, which through the Central Housing & Planning Authority (CH&PA) gave the movement a 72-hour deadline to remove on Monday.

The notice from the ministry to the group stated that it was operating in violation of the Town and Country Planning Act. It stated that the CH&PA was calling on the People’s Parliament to