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Darville: Munroe should be stripped of QC status
By Grand Bahama Human Rights Association
Dec 10, 2015 - 11:49:48 AM

GBHRA vice president, Joseph Darville

Veteran human rights advocate, Joseph Dariville says attorney should also face Bar Council censure and even disbarment over “sickening” call for undocumented migrants to be flogged and terrorized

GBHRA: Attorney Wayne Munroe should be stripped of his Queen’s Council status and even face the possibility of disbarment over his call for undocumented migrants to be whipped and terrorized in an effort to deter others from coming to The Bahamas.

Speaking on a popular radio show last week, Munroe called for adult migrants to be flogged and those under 18 to be caned for seeking to enter Bahamian territory without permission. He later appeared on a TV news program to add that women should not be spared his proposed beatings, asking “why would we treat them differently in this big age of equality?”

“Wayne Munroe’s comments are as shocking as they are absolutely sickening. His Q.C. status should be immediately revoked by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and the Bahamas Bar Association should consider disbarring him over this disgraceful behavior,” Darville said. “He is advocating the return of the whipping post, a legacy of the darkest days of slavery.”

Darville said QCs are supposedly chosen for their exceptional ability, competence and understanding of the law, but Munroe, a recent recipient, has already proven himself totally unworthy of this honor.

“These brutal, barbaric suggestions show that he is not only unqualified for this lofty designation; he is also unsuited to be regarded as an officer of the court in any capacity. I call on the Bahamas Bar Association to consider his formal removal from the Bar over these heinous and regressive utterances,” he said.

“Perhaps it is Munroe who should be the first one to be flogged, in a bid to revive his senses, if he is endowed with any at all. This man should be rebuked by our head of state, every church leader, every human rights organization, every community activist and every right thinking individual citizen. Our collective silence will condone his horrific and demonic pronouncements.”

According to Darville, Munroe has emerged as one of the leaders of the “dark forces” unleashed by Minister of Immigration Fred Mitchell’s harsh new Immigration policy. The policy has led to mass raids and roundups in the dead of night, ramped up deportation without due process, violence and sexual abuse at the hands of Immigration officers, and a host of other human rights violations.

Next month, the government is planning to place impediments in the way of the children of foreigners seeking to be registered for school, a clear violation of the Education Act.

Perhaps worst of all, however, the policy has led to a dramatic increase of casual discrimination and expressions of xenophobia by members of the Bahamian public at large, who seem to be following the example of their leaders.

“Never fear though,” Darville said. “This shadow of darkness will be snuffed out by the light of God’s brilliance, and we are all called upon to lend our light in this one of the darkest hours in our nation.”

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