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    "id": 734493,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Lesan",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Wilfred Rottich Lesan",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also congratulate my colleague, Sen. Sang for bringing this Petition and the petitioners who have signed it. As a young boy, in 1959, I witnessed the implementation of the Eviction Ordinance issued by Her Majesty’s Government. That is something that keeps coming back to my mind. I can remember seeing caterpillars or bulldozers bulldozing a house full of goats and I would see blood streaming out and going towards the river when I pass by there. That happened when I was looking after the goats around the area. So, I have vivid memories of the eviction process of the people including the Talais in 1959. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is very unfortunate that up to today, we have not had anything justifiably done for the community that was displaced. Today, there are no records as to what transpired during that time. I know the remnants of the Talai people who are victims of that and they still exist. Perhaps what we can do to assist at the moment is to create proper records to allow lawyers like Sen. Sang who is here – I am 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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