The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) yesterday said that a 2014 disciplinary incident involving its former MP Vanessa Kissoon had seen decisions made collectively and with due process.
Kissoon had been estranged from the PNCR since the incident but last week Stabroek News reported that she had been reinstated in the party as a member.
Kissoon had had an altercation with then General Secretary Oscar Clarke and had been told to write a letter of apology following the work of a disciplinary committee. She and her Region 10 colleagues had rejected the disciplinary process.
In a statement yesterday, the PNCR said that it had noted the publication of certain comments in the newspapers. It did not identify the specific reports. The party made the following points:
– The Central Executive Committee received reports of an incident involving Kissoon which occurred at Congress Place;
– The Central Executive Committee appointed a ‘Disciplinary Committee’ in accordance with Rule No. 24 of the Party’s Constitution;
– The Disciplinary Committee invited interested persons, including Kissoon, to give evidence;
– The Disciplinary Committee submitted its report which was accepted by the Central Executive Committee.
“The People’s National Congress Reform asserts that decisions concerning this case were made collectively and transparently by the Central Executive Committee and not by a single person and not without due process”, the statement added.
