Judge rules in Dominica dual citizenship case

Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and his Education Minister Petter St. Jean will not have to testify in the dual citizenship case brought against them by the main opposition United Workers Party.



It follows yesterday’s decision by a High Court judge to throw out two subpoenas filed by the claimants.



The claimants were asking for the Prime Minister and the education minister to testify at the trial so that they could get provide more information about the allegations.



Justice Gertel Thom said she would give her reasons for the ruling at a later stage of the proceedings.



The Dominican Opposition wants the court to declare that both Skerrit and St Jean were illegally nominated to contest the December 2009 general elections because they held dual citizenship at the time.