UWP Leader condemn Government silence on Denzil Douglas Dominica Diplomatic Passport Court Fiasco

​UWP Leader Lennox Linton has condemned the behavior of St Kitts & Nevis Opposition Leader and Former Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas, in an ongoing fiasco regarding a case of a Dominica Diplomatic Passport, which is now in the courts of St Kitts & Nevis
 
Dr Douglas is being represented by Dominica’s Senior Council Anthony Astaphan. Recently, Dr Denzil Douglas and the St Kitts Government went to court for a ruling as to whether Dr Douglas should be barred from Parliament, because he reportedly holds a Dominica Diplomatic Passport.
 
Attorney Anthony Astaphan, who is Douglas’ representative in the matter, said Dr Douglas is not guilty of swearing allegiance to Dominica. However, the St Kitts & Nevis’ government insists that he is, and is seeking a court judgment in the matter.
 
Astaphan told St Kitts based WINN FM’s Clive Bacchus, that a holder of a Dominican diplomatic passport “does not take an oath of allegiance and doesn’t have to be a citizen of Dominica.” Douglas maintains that he only has allegiance to federation of St Kitts & Nevis and is not in contravention of it’s constitution.
 
However, Linton has expressed disappoint in what he describes as the silent involvement of the Dominican government in such an issue.

UWP Leader Lennox Linton.