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Commissioner of Police (COP), Colin John has pointed to provisions in the Public Order legislation to explain what are the rights of protesters and duties of the police. This comes in the wake of the arrest of persons and seizure of placards at a protest on Friday January 14, 2022 in Kingstown. At that event representatives of the organisers, asked if they had written to the COP to either inform …
A supposed planned protest in front of Parliament today (Tuesday, May 04, 2021) has caught the ear of the Royal Saint Lucia Police...
One such activity is a proposed protest outside the scheduled sitting of parliament. We wish to draw reference to the COVID-19 (Prevention and Control) (Prohibition of Assembly) (No. 4) Order, which states, Restriction on social activities 2.— (1) A person shall not host or attend — (a) a mass crowd event; Additionally, the Public Order Act Chapter 14.04 of the Revised Laws of Saint Lucia, prohibits marches near any scheduled premises (including government buildings in Castries), or otherwise, without the written permission of the Commissioner of Police. We wish to advise that, notwithsta...