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Opposition Leader Pennelope Beckles has pushed back against Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, saying she has no moral authority to advise her on internal party matters, as she defended her decision to stage a walkout from Parliament on Friday.
In a statement, Beckles said she would not be pressured into making a decision regarding Senator Janelle John-Bates, who tendered her resignation after admitting to editing a witness statement prepared by former health minister Terrence Deyalsingh.
The altered statement had been submitted to the Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC), which has been examining the State’s acquisition of pharmaceuticals amid allegations of nepotism linked to the granting of special import permits during Deyalsingh’s tenure.
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