PNP wants police to charge Warmington for using expletives at JLP public meeting

People’s National Party (PNP) General Secretary, Dr Dayton Campbell, is calling for the police to arrest and charge outspoken Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) member of parliament Everald Warmington for his use of expletives on a JLP platform in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on Sunday.

According to Campbell, who was speaking at the PNP’s Frome divisional conference, also in Westmoreland on Sunday, the police should take the same approach against Warmington as they do against dancehall artistes who use expletives on stage.

In recent times, several Jamaican artistes, especially dancehall stars, who have used expletives while performing on stage, have been arrested and charged and taken before the court, where they have been fined.

Campbell said he has noticed that the Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, has labelled his campaign as one of decency, and he is, therefore, waiting to see what action Holness will take against Warmington for his use of expletives on a JLP stage.

The use of expletives by Warmington came as he urged Labourites in Westmoreland Central to "shut yuh eye and vote for Andrew Holness" if they dislike their Member of Parliament George Wright.

“Don’t stay home. Put the X beside the (expletive redacted) bell," Warmington said.

- Adrian Frater

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