Embattled Jamaican Member of Parliament George Wright has married his longtime companion Tanisha Singh over the weekend.
Shut pals attended the ceremony, which befell on the Savanna La Mar Parish Church, which is situated within the canter of his constituency.
The controversial MP for Westmoreland Central and his companion made nationwide information in April 2021 when Wright was allegedly caught on video allegedly beating a lady with a stool.
Each Wright and Singh made separate assault stories to the police on the time, however none of them provided statements to permit for prosecution.
Activists, politicians and common residents later took to the streets with placards calling for Wright to resign and for brand new legal guidelines that defend victims of abuse. The protest was half of a bigger marketing campaign known as “We Naa Ease Up.” Some 80 Jamaican teams and people signed on to the marketing campaign calling for the resignation of Wright and a change in laws.
After stress from native and diaspora teams, Wright resigned from the ruling Jamaica Labour Social gathering (JLP). He returned to Parliament as an unbiased member.
The MP by no means addressed the abuse allegations, however later stated he doesn’t help any type of abuse. Wright stated that he shall be supporting any and each change to home abuse laws made in parliament.
“In fact, I’ll help them (legislative modifications). I don’t help the usage of abuse to anybody, whether or not to ladies, males, boy or woman. [Not] even animals,” insisted Wright throughout a sit-down at his Westmoreland Central constituency workplace months after the video went viral.
JLP is but to state who will run within the seat occupied by Wright, who says he’s nonetheless a supporter of the get together. Wright was current on the JLP’s eightieth annual convention in Kingston on Nov. 26.
