Over 46 members of the House of Representatives who are currently holding session in Virginia, outside the Capitol and opting for the removal of the Speaker of that august body were today disappointed following a Supreme Court that their action is “unconstitutional” for them to sit in the Township of Virginia and called for the removal of the Speaker.
During the hearing today with hundreds of onlookers and supporters of the two groups (Snowe and the Virginia lawmakers), the Supreme Court ruled that the procedure used by the renegade Representatives to remove Speaker Edwin Snowe is not in the interest of the rule of law.
The Supreme Court handed down ruling today in the constitutional crisis at the House of Representatives. In the ruling, the Supreme Court said every act carried on by the renegade Representatives in Virginia is unconstitutional and illegal. The nation’s highest court considered as an affront the decision of the renegade Representatives to ignore a Writ of Prohibition from the court. The full-bench of the Supreme Court of Liberia ruled that the Writ of Prohibition from its Justice in Chamber is upheld. This means Mr. Snowe is the legitimate Speaker of the House of Representatives until his removal is done legally.
Following the ruling, Speaker Snowe and his team of lawyers headed by Cllr. Varney Sherman were seen in a jubilant mood, as they drove in a convoy towards the city centre.
During the hearing today with hundreds of onlookers and supporters of the two groups (Snowe and the Virginia lawmakers), the Supreme Court ruled that the procedure used by the renegade Representatives to remove Speaker Edwin Snowe is not in the interest of the rule of law.
The Supreme Court handed down ruling today in the constitutional crisis at the House of Representatives. In the ruling, the Supreme Court said every act carried on by the renegade Representatives in Virginia is unconstitutional and illegal. The nation’s highest court considered as an affront the decision of the renegade Representatives to ignore a Writ of Prohibition from the court. The full-bench of the Supreme Court of Liberia ruled that the Writ of Prohibition from its Justice in Chamber is upheld. This means Mr. Snowe is the legitimate Speaker of the House of Representatives until his removal is done legally.
Following the ruling, Speaker Snowe and his team of lawyers headed by Cllr. Varney Sherman were seen in a jubilant mood, as they drove in a convoy towards the city centre.
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