A hearing at the British Indian Ocean Territory court today has extended an injunction preventing the removal of the Chagossian settlers on the archipelago. A win…
The injunction will go on until 13 March at the earliest – a two week reprieve. The only restriction from the court is that “passengers” can’t be transported to/from the settlement…
The settlers are however allowed to bring “suitable crew,” which the court has not defined. Misley Mandarin, Chagossian First Minister leading the settler population, said:
“The decision made in the BIOT Supreme Court today, means the Government cannot remove us from the Chagos Islands. We can continue to get essential supplies on the island by boat. This is a crucial step forward in our battle against Sir Keir Starmer’s attempts to seize and give away our Chagos Islands. We will continue to build our settlement; we will do everything necessary to win this fight to save our islands; we are home — and we will not leave!”
The fight goes on…
Asked about warnings of a civil war in an interview with The House, Reform MP Danny Kruger said:
“Yeah. The only chance of unity for our country is Reform. If we don’t win, or if we win and then make a mess of it, I do fear for our country.”