It has been more than two weeks since Minister of Public Affairs Kwame McCoy was accused of assaulting APNU+AFC Member of Parliament (MP) Tabitha Sarabo-Halley and to date no progress has been reported in the investigation.
Last week, Stabroek News had reported that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) had advised the police that Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir should use the Standing Orders of Parliament to address the assault complaint made by Sarabo-Halley.
This newspaper was told that the recommendation was made by the DPP, who has since returned the case file in the matter to the police.
Contacted yesterday, the Speaker said he has not yet been formally informed of any such recommendation.
A reading of the Standing Orders by Stabroek News does not suggest that there are any provisions for Nadir to address a criminal complaint.
On March 3rd, it was alleged that McCoy assaulted Sarabo-Halley in the corridors of the Arthur Chung Conference Centre just outside the parliamentary proceedings which were taking place in the main conference hall.
McCoy later issued a statement denying he had assaulted Sarabo-Halley, the former minister of the public service.
