Jack Warner's crusade to reintroduce the death penalty for murder in Trinidad and Tobago is moving forward with the formation of a special committee to look into the matter.
The Works minister told reporters Friday Attorney General Anand Ramlogan has agreed to set up the committee.
Ramlogan himself is on record as saying that he favours the reintroduction of executions for convicted murderers. And one week ago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar told a Caribbean radio program hanging is the law of the land and it will be enforced to deal with crime.
Warner insists that the death penalty will be a deterrent to murder. He is standing firm and is now worried about offending some people.
"Who vex vex," he told reporters adding that the recent attacks against members of the security forces, including the recent murders of prison officer Marvin Diaz and police constable Jason Thomas reinforce the need for hangings to resume.
"Until you do that people will not stop this foolishness. Everything has been tried. All those guys who want to pamper these criminals I say pamper them. But I say again the time will come, God forbid...when they will feel the pain and they will understand the pain that others have felt," Warner said.
Anthony Briggs was the last person executed for murder in the country. He was hanged in July 1999, one month after the Dole Chadee and eight members of his gang were put to death for the murder of four members of one family.
The Works minister told reporters Friday Attorney General Anand Ramlogan has agreed to set up the committee.
Ramlogan himself is on record as saying that he favours the reintroduction of executions for convicted murderers. And one week ago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar told a Caribbean radio program hanging is the law of the land and it will be enforced to deal with crime.
Warner insists that the death penalty will be a deterrent to murder. He is standing firm and is now worried about offending some people.
"Who vex vex," he told reporters adding that the recent attacks against members of the security forces, including the recent murders of prison officer Marvin Diaz and police constable Jason Thomas reinforce the need for hangings to resume.
"Until you do that people will not stop this foolishness. Everything has been tried. All those guys who want to pamper these criminals I say pamper them. But I say again the time will come, God forbid...when they will feel the pain and they will understand the pain that others have felt," Warner said.
Anthony Briggs was the last person executed for murder in the country. He was hanged in July 1999, one month after the Dole Chadee and eight members of his gang were put to death for the murder of four members of one family.
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