Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Barton Scotland said last night that PPP/C Parliamentarian Juan Edghill has been suspended after unprecedented chaos in the House yesterday and he said he was unaware that the police had been called into deal with the unrest. (See other story on page 20.)
Scotland was at the time addressing members of the media on his decision to suspend the 79th sitting of the National Assembly due to “gross misconduct” by the Edghill.
After chronicling the events that led to yesterday’s incident, the Speaker who was at the time reading from a prepared statement said that Edghill has been suspended. Meanwhile, the 79th sitting will continue today. The opposition PPP/C had occupied Parliament Chambers up to 10 last night to ensure that Edghill was not evicted and it is unclear what their next step will be.
