Buchanan resigns as PNP human rights chairman after crude remarks about DPP
Chairman of the People’s National Party (PNP) Human Rights Commission, Isat Buchanan has resigned following sexually explicit comments he made about Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn in a recent YouTube prorgamme.
“He believes that resigning is in the party’s best interests, as the remarks in question do not reflect the values of the People’s National Party,” the PNP said in a release.
Gender Affairs Minister Olivia Grange had earlier called on PNP President Mark Golding to “immediately” fire Buchanan over what she called “misogynistic, crude, nasty, sexist, low and disgraceful language in reference to the country’s chief prosecutor.”
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She also urged the disciplinary committee of the General Legal Council (GLC) to immediately probe Buchanan over the comments which she said he made under the guise of quoting his client, incarcerated dancehall star Vybz Kartel.
In an interview with a blogger, Buchanan quoted a sexually explicit lyric by Kartel in reference to Llewellyn. A video clip of the remark has gone viral online.
Since last week, there has been a political brouhaha over the move by the Government to amend the constitution to increase the retirement age of the DPP and the auditor general (AuG) from 60-65 years. Despite objections from Opposition Members of Parliament and senators, the Government used its superior numbers in the Parliament pass the legislation.