Dear Editor,
I respectfully disagree with the opinion submission “Again disappointed by our politicians” in which the author suggested that a particular politician should be exempt from charges of vote-buying because of his popularity. I wonder if the author also protested when members of the opposition were accused. I think not, since he claims q:\fthat he is in principle against that practice.
He suggests that our politicians are unfairly targeted, but many believe that they get away with far more than they are pulled up for. Vote-buying is the tip of the iceberg, that which we can see. What we do not see, the root and the reason behind it all, lurks beneath, and is larger and far more harmful to society than we are often aware. We should not pass this off as a frivolous offense.
Don’t get me wrong, I like this politician, and did not vote for his opposition, I cannot attest to his guilt or innocence, what I am saying is that no one should be above the law, and to suggests otherwise is to tread a slippery slope, a slide that far too many MPs and Ministers have enjoyed for such a fledgling nation.
We have a new team and with that renewed hope. Let us not push them into the corruption and BS pit just yet, allow Lady Law to take her course and be thankful that she is still around.
Name withheld at author's request.
