Speaker Roger Mancienne suspends motions on methods to discuss the TRNUC report |07 June 2023
Speaker of the National Assembly, Roger Mancienne, yesterday afternoon suspended two motions for discussion on the order paper in connection with the report of Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission given that a section of the report containing 374 determination cases was missing.
In his declaration, Speaker Mancienne explained that he took the decision after being informed during yesterday morning’s session thatthe National Assembly has only received 130 of the total 504 determination cases before the commission and that a section containing the 374 determination cases has not been submitted.He stated that the assembly is expected to receive to missing section soon and it will bedistributed to the members in time for discussion by next week on the methods to discuss the report.
Speaker Mancienne also announced that the movers of the two motions, leader of government business,Hon. Bernard Georges and leader of the opposition, Hon.Sebastien Pillay,have agreed to take a bi-partisan approach with regards to the next motion to discussthe methods for discussing the report.
In his motion, Hon. Georges,had asked for the National Assembly to decide on an appropriate timeframe to be accorded to discuss the report in the interest of seeking for the commission to conclude work left to be done, to establish away to protect its achievement, to propose suggestions to commemorate victims of the second Republic, to propose a mechanism to compensate victims and to promote reconciliation and national unity.
Hon. Sebastien Pillay, had in his motion, in accordance with order 30 of the standing orders, that the assembly shall resolve itself into a committee to discuss the report to of the Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission (TRNUC).
The National Assembly received the report in March 2023 after which it was circulated with all members for time to read and for consultation with other persons or groups on the content.
Patrick Joubert