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Senators' protest forces police withdrawal during polls law debate

Police beat a hasty retreat from Parliament and its precincts after angry senators roundly protested their presence

Police beat a hasty retreat from Parliament and its precincts after angry senators roundly protested their presence yesterday.

Senate Speaker Ekwee Ethuro asked the Security committee of the House to investigate why police were deployed to guard Parliament. He made the request when senators began the special sitting by demanding the removal of the security officers or the suspension of the debate.

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