The People’s Progressive Party/Civic today expressed concern over the circumstances which led to the dismissal of the case against Linden Primo who was recently charged with threatening behaviour following the staging of the controversial People’s National Congress Reform’s 18th Biennial Congress.
Primo had been accused of firing a shot during the Congress and was charged. The case was later dismissed as it was said that the main witness did not turn up.
In a statement, the PPP/C said it has noted the attempts by the PNCR to cover for Primo while using its opposition-media agents to downplay the issue.
The PPP/C alleged that the chief witness in the case and several others did not attend the court proceedings to give evidence because of intimidation by key operatives at the PNC’s Headquarter.
“The PPP/C is concerned that the women were forced into silence by those who had an interest in ensuring that the truth surrounding what took place at the protest-riddled congress did not come to the fore.
“While this is not surprising the party believes that David Granger who holds himself out as the paragon of virtue political rectitude should now also express concern that the charges were dropped against a man whose actions clearly compromised the integrity of the PNCR’s Congress”, the PPP/C said.
The statement said that Granger himself cannot deny knowledge of Primo’s actions as it occurred while he was present at Congress Place.
The PPP/C also criticized what it said was the media’s astounding silence and lack of investigative reporting on this aspect of the PNCR’s congress.
“Had such developments occurred at the PPP/C’s Congress, it would have been splashed across the media and blown out of proportion. As a matter of fact, the PPP/C would have no doubt been the subject of ridicule and widespread criticisms from the opposition media and their interests.
“While the party is guided by the rationale behind the Court’s ruling, it saddened that justice was not allowed to take its full course and a full trial not held”, the PPP/C said.