King disheartened by dwindling support

Political activist and leader of the ‘frontline’ protests Luzette King is becoming disheartened by the lack of support she has been receiving.

King, who has been the driving force behind the protest action based in front of the Electoral Office since December 10, 2015, said last Tuesday on Nice Radio that she has become “very frustrated”.{{more}}

“I wasn’t going to call in and I am going to say to you right now, I won’t be calling in on radio for a while, unless I’m doing my show, because for me the radio talk is not going anywhere,” she said.

“No one can appreciate, no one more than Luzette King, the apathy of Vincentians on the ground; no one can appreciate it more. I feel it, I see it, I hear it every single day,” King stated.

The political activist, who prior to December 2015 was based in the United States, also suggested that if persons are not paid, she does not receive support.

“If I don’t promise somebody something, they not moving,” King lamented.

“At the same time…some of us have to be prepared to not wait on the masses, so to speak and go out there and be prepared to get arrested if possible.”

King and others, including supporters of the opposition New Democratic Party (NDP), have been occupying the area outside the office of the supervisor of elections on Bay Street, Kingstown, to protest the outcome of the December 9, 2015 general elections.

The political activist noted that it has become so bad that she can’t even find a witness to testify on her behalf in a matter she has in the court.

“…Do you know I can’t get someone to go to the court with me? I don’t really want it, but my lawyer insists that we have somebody who witnessed what happened. If you look at that video with me being lifted, there was nobody around; initially there was a crowd,” King indicated.

In January, 2016, King was charged with “causing inconvenience to the public in the exercise of public right, to wit, by sitting in the public road hindering the free flow of traffic contrary to Section 282 of the Criminal Code of Chapter 171 of the revised edition of the laws of St Vincent and the Grenadines 2009.”

Additionally, she stated that persons have walked away from the ‘front line’ because they believe she is making money from these protests.

“You see that spot where we supposed to go, we have a situation on the front line where people have walked away because they believe Luzette King getting the world of money…and not sharing it. No more excuses, man…because I am tired of the talking. I am really tired of it.”

In March this year, Leader of the Opposition Arnhim Eustace also berated supporters for their lack of support of the protest action.

“How many of our people have spent one hour with those ladies,” he said, during his address at a candlelight march and rally in Layou.

He also stated that he makes numerous calls for support and none is given and oftentimes when he sees how many persons are on the protest line, he is embarrassed.

“It’s the same few people come every time.

“There is no support, literally speaking; there is no support,” Eustace added. (CM)