Tear Gas, gunshots, cries for help during early morning police invasions, is raw description of the current situation of the people of Salisbury and Dominicans seeking free & fair elections, who are now under siege, because they are fighting to preserve and sustain their democracy. Presently we are receiving reports of road blockages throughout areas of Dominica, as the people of Salisbury and Marigot who do not support the DLP regime, continue to be the targets of the present government. The president of the country has yet to make an address to the people, neither has the minister for national security addressed the nation on this national emergency. Social media is flooded with testimonies of the early morning invasion by local and regional militia imported by Skerrit, coming from residents of Salisbury who experienced a reign of teargas in their homes from about 4 am this morning. Many mothers, young children, the sick and elderly, were victims of this assault. Others were victims of Gunshot wounds with live rounds fired at unarmed civilians as they fled from police tear gas. All this is the DLP government’s response tovoters asking for a voter identification cards and a clean voters list which reflects an accurate account of eligible voters, and excluding the names of dead people. Meantime, the UWP candidate for the Salisbury constituency Hector John says it is time to take drastic measures, and we have to act on behalf of future generations. He says right, now we need to get Skerrit out of government. UWP candidate for the Salisbury Constituency, Hector John Meantime, Former Attorney General Bernard Wilshire describes the action taken by the government as being ‘violence against the people’. He says the true cause of the problem is the refusal of the government to address the people’s demands for electoral basic reforms. Former Attorney General, Bernard Wilshire.
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