Kissoon’s suspension due to serious nature of complaint – Granger

Oscar Clarke

PNCR leader David Granger has confirmed that member Vanessa Kissoon was temporarily suspended before a disciplinary committee was appointed to investigate a complaint against her but he says the seriousness of the altercation between her and General Secretary Oscar Clarke warranted the action.

“It was of my view that the incident was of such a serious nature that it warranted her temporary suspension until a disciplinary committee, which is accordance with the constitution, could be convened,” Granger said at an APNU press conference yesterday.

Kissoon was informed of her suspension via an e-mail from Granger last Tuesday, following an altercation between herself and Clarke at the party’s Congress Place headquarters, in Sophia. The altercation was fueled by differences over the use of the PNCR office in Linden. Apparently, locks on the facility was changed,