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Opposition Chief Whip Marvin Gonzales says the Opposition is prepared to escalate its concerns over the treatment of Opposition Members of Parliament beyond Parliament, taking the matter to regional and international bodies.
Speaking days after the Opposition staged a walkout during debate on the Victims’ Rights Bill, Gonzales accused the Government of using its parliamentary majority and presiding officers to suppress Opposition voices in the Lower House.
Gonzales said, “We walked out. We went to our Opposition caucus room. We spoke as a team, and we left Parliament and let the Government sit there and speak to themselves. Now, this is about the second or third time we have walked out of Parliament based on similar conduct. It is time. I don’t believe that we should continue to walk out. I think it is time we take it to a different level.
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