\t\t ST JOHN\u2019S \u2013 Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer has warned against possible violence in the campaign leading up to the next general election as the main opposition Antigua Labour Party (ALP) called on him to dissolve parliament and set the date for the polls.
\nSpencer said he wanted the police to treat seriously, recent remarks made by a radio announcer who called on opposition supporters to inflict harm on their opponents.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s an issue I think that should be taken extremely seriously by the law enforcement, I would hope they would have done whatever they consider prudent under the circumstances,\u201d he said on Monday, noting that the islands have never had a history of violence during elections, despite \u201cour rough and tumble in the politics\u201d.
\n\u201cViolence has never been a major factor in our political situation here and we need to keep it that way,\u201d Spencer said, adding that he was not certain whether or not the individual had indeed apologised for his statements.
\n\u201cI read the words and although on the one hand he was apologising and on the other hand he was trying to rationalise what he said. Clearly you can\u2019t have it both ways.\u201d
\nThe ALP has since distanced itself from the remarks of the radio announcer. (CMC)
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ST JOHN\u2019S \u2013 Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer has warned against possible violence in the campaign leading up to the next general election as the main opposition Antigua Labour Party (ALP) called on him to dissolve parliament and set the date for the polls. Spencer said he wanted the police to treat seriously, recent remarks made […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":142075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[506,510],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n