ASW constituents’ legal challenge to MP Smith’s ‘Independent’ status begins on Tuesday

SOURCE REAL NEWS: ASW constituents’ legal challenge to MP Smith’s ‘Independent’ status begins on Tuesday

Tomorrow, October 8, will see the first hearing of the case brought against MP Anthony Smith, Jr. by three voters in the All Saints West constituency. In July, Smith resigned from the United Progressive Party – on whose ticket he had ridden into Parliament in January 2023 – ostensibly to become an Independent Member of the Lower House.

However, one day later he was sworn in as a minister in the Gaston Browne-led Cabinet, effectively becoming a member of the Antigua Labour Party Administration.

Pundits – including King’s Counsel Justin L. Simon –subsequently challenged Smith’s status as an “Independent” in the Legislature, given that he is now bound by the oath of allegiance to the Executive.

The three aggrieved constituents mounting this groundbreaking court challenge are represented by the United Progressive Party’s Legal & Defense Team, headed by attorney-at-law Kendrickson “Kenny” Kentish.

The Party is encouraging voters from All Saints West, as well as other interested persons, to attend the hearing on Wednesday.

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