{"id":129763,"date":"2021-05-28T16:36:11","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T20:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=129763"},"modified":"2021-05-28T16:36:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T20:36:11","slug":"upp-reminds-pm-browne-that-every-citizen-is-entitled-to-constitutional-protection-and-due-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/upp-reminds-pm-browne-that-every-citizen-is-entitled-to-constitutional-protection-and-due-process\/","title":{"rendered":"UPP reminds PM Browne that every citizen is entitled to constitutional protection and due process"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-345235833\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" 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sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p class=\"s35\"><span class=\"s36\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">The United Progressive Party notes, with serious concern, recent statements attributed to Prime Minister Gaston Browne in relation to Mr. Mehul Choksi, a citizen of Antigua and Barbuda.<\/span><\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-3883207641\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_Red-&#038;-Reddy_Web_1000x250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"s35\">\n<p class=\"s35\"><span class=\"s36\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Mr. Choksi, who is facing extradition to India <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s36\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">by way of<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s36\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> the normal legal and constitutional process, alleges that he was abducted and taken against his will to Dominica.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s35\">\n<p class=\"s35\"><span class=\"s36\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">In a shocking statement on the matter, Prime Minister Browne indicated that <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s36\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the Government of Dominica should deport <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s36\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Mr. Choksi directly to India and not <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s36\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">return him<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s36\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> to Antigua <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s36\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">and Barbuda <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s36\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">because he would be protected by the Constitution<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s36\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> here<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s36\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s35\">\n<p class=\"s35\"><span class=\"s36\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">This statement is both irresponsible and frightening. \u00a0It is not for the Prime Minister to decide who is entitled to the protection of the Constitution. \u00a0We are a nation of laws<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s36\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">:<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s36\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">E<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s36\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">very citizen of Antigua and Barbuda is entitled to due process<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s36\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">and the rule of law must be respected by all.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s35\">\n<p class=\"s35\"><span class=\"s36\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">It was the Gaston Browne Administration that granted citizenship to Mr. Choksi. \u00a0Under Section 9 of the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s39\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">India Citizenship Act<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s36\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">, once a citizen of India accepts citizenship of another country, his Indian citizenship is automatically cancelled.<\/span><\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-952722954\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, 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https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"s35\">\n<p class=\"s35\">\n<p class=\"s35\">\n<p class=\"s35\"><a name=\"_GoBack\"><\/a><span class=\"s36\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Accordingly, as inconvenient and embarrassing as it may be for the Government, Mr. Choksi <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s39\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">is<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s36\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> a citizen of Antigua and Barbuda \u2013 not India.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s35\">\n<p class=\"s35\"><span class=\"s36\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">The alleged abduction and beating of Mr. Choksi already paint an unflattering picture of the country, and Prime Minister Browne\u2019s deliberate attempt to subvert and corrupt the rule of law makes us look even worse.<\/span><\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-3308415381\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:450\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:675\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"s35\">\n<p class=\"s35\"><span class=\"s36\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">The United Progressive Party condemns the Prime Minister\u2019s statement and calls on him to respect the constitutional rights of all citizens and desist from wild and ill-considered utterances.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-2305518153\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a 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