“Respect the laws of the country” is the word of admonishment to Prime Minister Allen Chastanet from local attorney Martinus Francois. The nation learned through a press release on Thursday October 25th that Francois has (quote) “drawn first blood in the ongoing case against the Prime Minister for his failure to nominate a person to serve as Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly following Sarah Flood’s 12th July 2016 resignation. The matter, subject of a constitutional motion filed by the attorney saw its first hearing whereby High Court Justice Godfrey P. Smith ordered the earliest convenient trial date of February 13th 2019. A number of issues will be heard on that date, some of which Francois disclosed to Senior Political Correspondent Miguel Fevrier during a phone interview Monday.