BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – The leader of the main opposition People’s Action Movement (PAM), Shawn Richards, has accused the government of “using the armed forces” in an effort to intimidate citizens as he commented on the decision by members of the St Kitts Nevis Defence Force (SKNDF) to march through the streets of the capital on Monday.
The soldiers, dressed in combat fatigue, were commemorating the 46th anniversary of the June 10, 1967 attack by rebels attempting take over Camp Springfield.
Public Affairs Officer of the SKNDF, Captain Kayode Sutton described the march as “routine” adding ‘we are not politicians, we are professionals.
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