Government has decided that if the Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr. Barton Scotland does not respond favourably to its concerns about the validity of Friday’s passage of a no confidence motion against it, it will take the matter to court, well-placed sources said last evening.
Stabroek News was told that this was one of the decisions made by cabinet yesterday.
The cabinet met as scheduled to receive a report from the Special Legal Sub-Committee that was established on Monday to look at the legal implications of the vote, which was considered passed after government MP Charrandas Persaud voted `yes’. His dissenting vote meant that the motion was carried, 33 to 32. However, it was subsequently argued that 34 votes is the majority given the numerical make-up of the National Assembly and that this is what is required for the successfully passage of the no confidence motion.
