“Roberts accuses FNM of abusing Nolle orders” – The Tribune

Excerpt from this article; “Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts has accused the Free National Movement of abusing the issuance of stop prosecution orders while in office, as he again defended Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson’s actions over ending prosecution against the Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort and two of its executives.

In a statement on Sunday, Mr. Roberts said an attorney general in a previous FNM administration – Sir Orville Turnquest – issued a nolle prosequi to stop prosecution against John Mosko, who was charged with a fatal shooting.

He also said former FNM Attorney General John Delaney issued a nolle prosequi ending the private prosecution of billionaire Louis Bacon by his Lyford Cay neighbor Peter Nygard.”

First, I would like to ask the question; is Mr. Roberts conceding wrong doing on the part of his colleague?

In a talk that I had with Mr. Bradley Roberts before the 2012 general elections; I brought up something that the Progressive Liberal Party had done as he attempted to criticizes something that the Free National Movement was doing at the time, I really cannot remember what it was.  He [Mr. Roberts] told me that just because your father may have beaten you silly is not excuse for you to beat your child silly; I took the analogy to mean that just because someone did something wrong before you it did not justify you doing wrong yourself.  You should know better because if the other persons wrong doing; it is in light if this comment that I find the present commentary by Mr. Roberts in defense of Ms. Maynard-Gibson on this matter highly hypocritical and duplicitous.

The main issue, I feel, being the Mosko matter, which is a case that enraged many Bahamians, be they PLP or FNM but Mr. Roberts will refuse the outrage that followed this decision by attorney general Turnquest and the fallout from it; Mr. Roberts would have you believe that all was well and many FNM’s defended it as he is doing here, this was not the case, this is a deceitful act on Mr. Roberts part.

The sentiments being expressed by Mr. Roberts cab only come from a regressive mind that has given up on any type of progressive and productive thought; so yes maybe it is time that Mr. Roberts to retire from active politics because to even have him ‘mentor’ a future generation of leaders would, in my opinion, be a danger to the successful progression of the country as we attempt to build a #STRONGERBAHAMAS.

It is clear that Mr. Roberts and those with this mentality are not interested in the progress of the country, as they are prepared to knowingly repeat the transgressions of those before them and then use these past wrongdoings by others as an excuse to justify they themselves repeating them.

There must come a time when we reach a point wherein we are prepared to allow the proper processes/procedures to run their course and then allow the ships to fall where they may; no matter the consequence or who may be involved.

The Progressive Liberal Party fails for one reason, it is within their nature.

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