Fedee Stands His Ground Amid Criticism From Jean

Former Tourism Minister Dominic Fedee has defended his recent assertion that many perpetrators of crime are ruling Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) supporters, amid criticism from Government Senator Allison Jean. Jean described Fedee’s statement as ‘dangerous’. On the margins of Monday’s senate sitting, Jean also called on the former Minister to retract it. But Fedee, an opposition United Workers Party (UWP) senator, is standing his ground. “I haven’t said anything wrong, anything that is not factual,” he told St. Lucia Times. In addition, Fedee said the SLP should be apologising. “You look at a lot of people who are caught up and working for this administration in the name of second chances. They have sent the wrong impression to the rest of the community,” he asserted. Referencing Senator Jean’s declaration that his crime remark was dangerous, the former Minister said the way the government approaches crime is what is dangerous. Fedee said the SLP refuses to accept that it has been ‘appallingly weak’ on crime. “Allison Jean, I believe the Labour Party needs to apologise to the people of Saint Lucia,” he expressed. Fedee spoke of young men who have lost their lives to gun violence in the past three...