A SMALL group of community members on Monday held a demonstration at the Garapan Fishing Base to support the House resolution calling for the impeachment of Gov. Ralph DLG Torres.
More than a dozen people showed up with their own placards.
The demonstration was organized by private citizens, according to one of them, Joe Cepeda.
Neither the NMI Democratic Party nor the Arnold-Dave gubernatorial campaign team was involved in organizing the event, Cepeda said.
The House Judiciary and Governmental Operations Committee chair, Democrat Rep. Celina Babauta, said she did not know who organized the rally.
The AD 2022 campaign team also said they were not involved.
According to Cepeda, “We just need to stop this corruption. Enough is enough. The people are suffering.”
He added, “We are all here to support [the impeachment] for the best of the CNMI.”
High school teacher Paul Murphy, who was among the demonstrators, said all he wanted to say was, “Don’t be afraid.”
Also joining the event were former employees of the Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services, former Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Director Maryann Borja, and Democrat supporter and outspoken Torres critic, Fabian Indalecio.
Former Democrat Gov. Carlos S. Camacho was at the site at exactly 4 p.m., but he left just before the other demonstrators arrived.
From left, Fabian Indalecio, Maryann Borja and Joe Cepeda join other members of the community to express support for the impeachment of Gov. Ralph DLG Torres at Garapan Fishing Base, late Monday afternoon.
