Independent Senator brings contempt motion against Jearlean John
Thursday 10 December 2020
Opposition Senator Jearlean John is escorted by police to the Red House on August 29. - Photo by Vidya Thurab
Independent Senator Paul Richards has brought a motion of contempt of Parliament against Opposition Senator Jearlean John for statements she made after the passage of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property (Amendment) Bill 2020 on Tuesday.
Speaking in the Senate on Thursday, Richards quoted a December 9 Newsday article which said: A shame and a disgrace was how Opposition Senator Jearlean John described Independent Senator Maria Dillon-Remy’s support for the Government to narrowly pass a bill to water down the procurement laws.”