…to discuss presence of armed men on premises during no-confidence debate

THE Parliamentary Management Committee (PMC) will meet today to deal mainly with security issues in and around the Public Building, a release from the Office of the Prime Minister said.

The PMC was summoned to meet last week, but the meeting was rescheduled after the parliamentary opposition Members of Parliament requested to be excused from the sitting, the release added.

This bi-partisan committee comprises five MPs from each of the political blocs in the National Assembly, and is chaired by the Speaker.

The issue of security in the precincts of parliament was placed on the front burner, following claims that heavily armed persons associated with the opposition were on the premises during consideration of the no -confidence motion.