Barrow Says Police Failed; Panton Says They Overreached

Elsewhere in the U.D.P.’s press release, it goes on to say, “The U.D.P. finds the failure of the ComPol to protect against these unlawful acts disheartening. We are reliably informed and he conceded as much publicly that his instructions to the police was for them to do nothing despite the police report filed by U.D.P. deputy Party Chairman, despite live video of Panton/Saldivar operatives breaking and entering the U.D.P. offices, despite admitting to the press that the Alliance needed a court order to take possession of our property”.  While the Barrow faction claims that the police failed to secure the property, Tracy Panton argues that the officers acted beyond their responsibilities.

 

Tracy Panton, Interim Party Leader, U.D.P.

“We are a civilized people, we are a civilized organization.  We have dissent, we have our views, but we are a UDP family and I had no doubt that the transition would go as smoothly, under the circumstances.”

 

Isani Cayetano

“You will forgive me for throwing this in then, it has been described otherwise as a roguish and a thuggish takeover, so to speak.”

 

Tracy Panton

“I walked through the door [and] there was no breaking down of doors.  We went to the headquarters with the proper authority, the documents were served to the coordinator who was in the building, Mr. Ian Jones and the door was opened and I walked in.  There has to be…to ensure that there is safety and security of the assets of the United Democratic Party.  We, you know, had the locks changed which is something any management would do if we don’t have access to the keys.”