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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to echo the last sentiments of Sen. Kittony. When we went to the Parliament of the Republic of India, we were searched five times before reaching the public gallery. But even then, there were CCTV cameras everywhere where they could see us. They even warned us not to cross our legs because we would be captured on CCTV. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the fact that somebody can be served with an order means that if somebody wanted to harm Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo, he would have done more than serve him with a court order. Secondly, I want to repeat what Sen. Wetangula has said; that in fact, there is more than one person who violated the law, including the persons who allowed access to this premises. On the proposal by Sen. Orengo, I would add that your letter is like a ruling. First, I would like to propose that, just like the Republic of Australia, we should have nice rulings of the Speaker, so that the next Parliament can quote you, the way you have quoted hon. Kaparo. I would also suggest that your letter be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) because I think that is where the violation should be investigated. Lastly, somehow as Senators in this Republic, we look like very soft underbellies. If this had happened in the National Assembly, there would be hue and cry and many other things that they would say and do, which I will not repeat here. It is time that we The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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