By: Spokesman Newsroom
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (Friday 11th March 2022) — “My information has led me to the inescapable conclusion that elements within the same government in which I serve are hard at work to not only orchestrate charges against me but perhaps to achieve some narrow political gain by seeking to wrongfully implicate others.” So said Government Minister and Deputy Leader of the People’s Action Movement (PAM) Lindsay Grant in a pre-recorded speech posted on Saturday 5th March 2022 — two days before he was charged by police in relation to the Las Lap Bar incident of January 8, 2022.
A summons to defendant document seen by this media house, dated 2nd March 2022, speaks to a complaint that Grant “did beat Kerese Howe a member of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force while in the execution of her duty.” PAM leader Shawn Richards communicated that lawyers describe the charges as “baseless” and said the party would “provide Hon Grant with all the legal assistance he may need.” Richards also alleged: “We are aware of a political sub-text to the entire issue, and there have been naked attempts by some to seek political points. That is why in many ways, we are glad that the charges have been brought — and we call for a speedy trial so that the real story will be told.”
In his video, Grant offered a qualified public apology: “I accept that my constituents and the people of my beloved country expect only the best behaviour privately and publicly from their elected representatives. While I have waited for two long months, and while I am ready, willing and able to defend myself, I believe that the incident should never had happened and for that I apologise publicly and unreservedly.”