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PDP leader and THA Assemblyman Watson Duke was on Thursday escorted out of the Plenary Chamber by two police officers, following instructions by Presiding Officer Abby Taylor, after Mr. Duke refused to abide by instructions given by the Presiding Officer of the House.

More in this Elizabeth Williams report.
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00:00The incident unfolded as Assistant Secretary in the Division of Infrastructure, Terence Baines,
00:06was contributing to a motion to treat with crime in Tobago.
00:11Assemblyman Duke, you know the same thing as him.
00:14No, no, no, no, no. Have a seat, Assemblyman Baines.
00:18Let's set the tone for the rest of the year, please.
00:23Assemblyman Duke, Assemblyman Duke, you are addressing your colleagues.
00:30This is an august chamber and I won't allow that. I won't allow that.
00:36The presiding officer then asked for Mr. Duke to be escorted
00:40out of the chamber by police.
00:42Officer, can you please escort him out?
00:48Can you please escort him out of this house, please?
00:50Can you kindly escort him out of this house, please?
01:09Officers, please escort him out of this house.
01:12Can you escort him out of this house?
01:17The drama in the house did not stop there,
01:20as officers pleaded with Mr. Duke to leave the chamber, but he refused to go.
01:25The matter almost became physical.
01:29Please escort him out of this house.
01:43What point am I making?
01:45Who tells me what I stand for as an American?
01:49Minor…
01:51Assemblyman Duke?
01:53Tell me what stand the coalition party by?
01:56They should have pointed this out in the result.
01:59Unless you could point this out in the one I was directing my attacks.
02:02This is not what I ordered, Mr. Lamar, because he assaulted me.
02:05I assaulted myself.
02:07He assaulted me too.
02:09I assaulted by beating.
02:11You can take your leave.
02:33You can take your leave.
03:03This man, will you take me to the man
03:08residing in this house?
03:10Not in the house, please.
03:14This man across there.
03:16This house now stands suspended for 5 minutes.
03:20The Residing Officer then asked for the video of the session to be cut and the session later
03:25resumed minus Mr.Duke.
03:28Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.
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