Last Updated on May 28, 2020, 11:32 PM AST by Anthony Morris
The Former Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis and Political Leader of the opposition St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP), The Rt Hon Dr Denzil L Douglas is to report an unprovoked attack on himself and his NextGen SKN candidate, Mr Leon Natta-Nelson, by outgoing prime minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris on Wednesday.
Dr Douglas reported that “this unfortunate incident of the unprovoked attack took place in front of the nomination centre, which was the Tabernacle Police Station. I will be reporting this to the Commissioner of Police because no one is above the law in our beloved Federation. In fact, I expect law enforcement officials to safeguard the peace and security of every citizen and resident, including Leon and myself. The police must ensure that justice is served to the fullest extent of the law,” said Dr Douglas.
Dr Douglas, accompanied by scores of his party supporters, indicated that he had gone to Tabernacle to stand with Natta-Nelson.
While they were celebrating the nomination of Mr Natta-Nelson, as seen from several videos, Dr Harris led his group several feet towards the Labour Party group which was stationary, Dr Harris charged at both Dr Douglas and Natta-Nelson violently pointing his hands in their faces, speaking nasty, threatening words and behaving in a manner unbecoming of the holder of the Office of the Prime Minister.
Supporters were annoyed by this encounter. One lady said that she felt that the police should have intervened and stopped Dr Harris from walking towards Dr Douglas and Mr Natta-Nelson and taking the campaign to the lowest level.
Another young voter shared that Dr Douglas showed the mettle of his statesmanship by remaining composed.
“Timothy isn’t prime minister material. You can’t expect to act like that with his undershirt out of his trousers, mouth full of dirty chatter, and expect to inspire people to vote for him,” a senior citizen said.
Dr Douglas praised Mr Natta-Nelson for remaining calm in a comment on his Facebook Page.
“I am a changed person. Thank God for the Change.
I too was very calm. Let’s remain vigilant at all times, as the count down continues to Election Day, June 5th. Let us Change the Change! I am Ready!” said Dr Douglas
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