Jack sent to UNC disciplinary committee

As expected the national executive of the United National Congress (UNC) decided Thursday to send Chaguanas West MP Jack Warner before the party's disciplinary committee to answer more than two dozen charges against him.

They are under the broad headline of "bringing the party into disrepute" and include Warner's vote with the People's National Movement (PNM) in Parliament, his public statements which have been critical of the party's leadership, "unauthorised" meetings under the UNC banner and the ousting of Chaguanas mayor, Suruj Rambachan.

Last month Warner told the executive it did not right the legal and moral right to demand answers from him.

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Last week the executive took the same action against two of Warner's colleagues in his movement for change, sending Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj and Winston "Gypsy" Peters to the disciplinary committee.

Warner has no intention of answering anything until the party provides him with full details of every charge, including minutes of meetings where certain decisions were taken. He plans to take legal action and has hired a powerful team to represent him, which includes a British Q.C.

He had one comment. "I will go now and have a drink and after say father forgive them for they know not what they do," Warner told the Trinidad Express after learning of the decision.

The executive also decided to summon councillors Felisha Isahak and Nalsingh Rambaran to explain why they voted against party guidelines to oust Rambachan as mayor of Chaguanas.

The UNC has accused both of them of conspiring with Warner and PNM members to kick out Rambachan.