And from Gales Point to a point of order, last night we told you that the Minister of Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing, Julius Espat, was awarded $50,000 in damages from that time five years ago when he was forcibly ejected from the house chamber by police.
The judge ruled in his favor… only that now his party is in government and they will have to pay the damages to one of their own. Today we asked Kareem Musa, who is also an attorney, if he still stands with his colleague - whom he sat beside back then.
Hon. Kareem Musa, Minister of Home Affairs
"I guess its regrettable that we're going to be the ones that have to pay, but the law is the law at the end of the day. I supported the Hon. Julius then as I do today in saying that he was unjustifiably kicked out of parliament that day when he was representing the good people of Cayo South and so it doesn't matter if it's a UDP or a PUP government, we still have to pay it out. Similarly, with any award we still have to deal with BTL and paying back BTL and all of that, so it continues."
Reporter
"It's the people's money."
Hon. Kareem Musa, Minister of Home Affairs
"It's the government. Michael Peyrefitte represented the government and so we have to pay on Michael Peyrefitte's behalf."
