He added that Section 20(3) of the act gave police discretionary powers to cancel the debate in the interest of the public. He added that security concerns had arisen over the debate, as evidenced by the objections raised against staging the debate. "To claim the police are abusing its powers is preposterous as we have facilitated other debates prior to this. "The judgement read – it is settled jurisprudence in public law that the rights of one set of citizens cannot override the rights of others. "It is thus not a question of abuse of powers, but the duty of the police to exercise its discretionary powers, which is done in good faith and in the interest of the people," he said.

Source: The Star April 04, 2017 03:44 UTC