Senator Syvret protesting outside the States Building before his self-imposed exile in LondonSENATOR Stuart Syvret has pledged to return to Jersey and contest
the by-election that will be called when he loses his seat at the end of this week.
On Friday it will be six months since the Senator fled the Island for London to claim ‘political and legal asylum’ in the UK, with data protection and motoring charges hanging over his head.
But there is a question over whether the Senator would be eligible to take part in the by-election under rules that stipulate that candidates must have been resident in Jersey for six months. Effectively, the same rules which mean that he loses his seat might make him ineligible for the by-election.
In a blog posting yesterday, the Senator signalled his intention to return to take part in the by-election that will be caused by his expulsion. He wrote: ‘At the very least, I will be a candidate in the forthcoming by-election.’
Article posted on 14th April, 2010 - 2.58pm
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