Opposition Senator Lambert Brown, drew the ire of his government counterparts in the Upper House this afternoon over his defense of using comments by alleged East Kingston enforcer Dean Cooke to blast the government.
Cooke who was identified by the police is otherwise known as Boobie Skeng.
He was detained along with a group of men including other Jamaicans after their boat crashed unto a beach in South Florida.
When he was handcuffed and detained, Cooke told a US television station he was attempting to flee Jamaica because criminality and killings had overtaken the island.
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Senator Brown’s hackles were apparently raised by Government Leader, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, who stated he seemed interested in defending dons.
Senator Brown again further raised the matter during his contribution to the debate over amendments to the Extradition Act.
The Bill seeks to provide for additional evidence not previously allowed in the process of extradition.
Senator brown says through the amendment the JLP was making a fundamental change to their views regarding extradition compared to what he sees as their perceived defense in 2010 of then Tivoli Don, Christopher Dudus Coke.
In defending his prior comments, Senator Brown says he did not know Cooke’s antecedents at the time.
Even then Senator Brown believes his comments were still valid and his quoting of Cooke was relevant.
However, in closing the debate, Government Senator, Mathew Samuda, slammed Brown for continuing to peddle the words of Dons in the Upper House.
Leader of Government Business Kamina Johnson Smith chided Senator Brown in the Upper House this afternoon.
Senator Johnson Smith labeled Brown as disgusting and not fit to be in the senate.
Minister Johnson Smith was responding to Brown’s move to accuse her of defamation in connection with her revelation to the Parliament that she had received emails from fomer Senator AJ Nicholson which she found harrassing.
Senator Johnson Smith left the chamber after she made those comments and returned shortly after.
Senator Brown accused her of hypocrisy and lying.
But, Government Senator, Sherene Golding Campbell, objected to Senator Brown’s comments.
Senator Brown said he will withdraw his allegation that the Government Senator Leader lied but said he’d standby his remarks alleging hypocrisy.
Upon her return to the chamber, Senator Johnson Smith expressed regret for walking out of the chamber momentarily but said she did not regret her words.
Kamina Johnson Smith, Leader of Government Business.
