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The Roosevelt Skerrit Led Administration is Confident That Its Leader Will Win His Dual Citizenship case
The Government of Dominica says it remains confident that PM Roosevelt Skerrit will win his dual citizenship case when the matter goes to trial. Mr Skerrit and his education minister won their seats in last December’s election, but a high court judge on Wednesday granted an opposition petition for the court to determine whether their election was valid.
During last year’s campaign the Opposition UWP claimed that Mr Skerrit was ineligible to contest the election because he held a French passport. Mr Skerrit said at the time that he obtained the citizenship as a child, not through his own deliberate judgment. Similar charges were also leveled against Education Minister Peter St Jean. Following the election the UWP filed a court petition charging that their dual citizenship nullified their election to parliament. Wednesday judge Errol Thomas ruled that there were sufficient grounds for the matter to be heard in court. This means that there is a possibility of Mr Skerrit being disqualified from government.
Legal affairs minister Ian Douglas says while he is confident that the PM will win his case, he is aware that the court may rule in favour of the opposition. Mr Douglas also brushed aside suggestions that there could be some level of instability over the uncertainty surrounding Mr Skerrit’s political future.
The political leader of the UWP Ron Green says he’s pleased with Wednesday’s ruling on the dual citizenship issue. 4 MPs in St Kitts & Jamaica have also faced legal action from their political opponents over their dual citizenship.
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Skerrits citizenship “problem” has been known for years.
It is abut time it has been taken to court.
The bigger surporise is that there was still a judge to hear the matter and to rule upon it.