{"id":11979,"date":"2018-01-30T13:21:38","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T17:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=11979"},"modified":"2018-01-30T13:23:26","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T17:23:26","slug":"soldiers-prevent-barbuda-council-members-from-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/soldiers-prevent-barbuda-council-members-from-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Soldiers prevent Barbuda council members from meeting (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Members of the Barbuda Peoples Movement were denied access to the Council Building today resulting in a standoff with members the military.<\/p>

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McChesney George High School Principal John Mussington says the fracas occurred after Trevor Walker and other members of the BMP were denied access to the meeting room by an employee of NODS.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe clerk refused,\u201d Mussignton explains.<\/p>

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\u201cAnd she began to argue with members of the council. And we suspect that she called the military and the police who came down in numbers,\u201d he added.<\/p>

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Mussignton said that as the military and police arrived, that they got into the building and that a senior soldier in charge of the officers threatened a member of the council by saying, \u201cif you do do not move by will, you will be removed by force.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we heard that, we went into the building and said we said no no no\u2026 we have elected these persons and we are not going to allow you to manhandle these persons and remove them from their place of work without any authority.\u201d<\/p>

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The meeting was held later after an agreement with NODS and members of the defense\u00a0force.<\/p>\n