John Sandy said on Tuesday the national security threat that prompted Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar to declare a State of Emergency in Trinidad and and Tobago still exists.
"The threat has not been eliminated. A threat of that magnitude can never be eliminated, however, based on the action we took we were able to curtail the plans that they had," Sandy said.
The National Security Minister Brigadier made the comment on national television.
"The threat has not been eliminated. A threat of that magnitude can never be eliminated, however, based on the action we took we were able to curtail the plans that they had," Sandy said.
He added, "I maintain had we not done that then we would have had some bloodshed in Trinidad and Tobago and innocent people would have been killed."
Explaining the rationale for lifting the curfew the minister said things changed gradually from the day the State of Emergency was announced.
Explaining the rationale for lifting the curfew the minister said things changed gradually from the day the State of Emergency was announced.
He denied that it was pressure from the business community that led to the lifting of the curfew, noting that Government took the decision"in light of all the issues and taking the nation's security into consideration."
He reiterated Persad-Bissessar's point that the decision to call a State of Emergency was not politically driven. And he was emphatic that it was not a move to silence the labour movement. "The labour movement did not feature at all," said Sandy.
He reiterated Persad-Bissessar's point that the decision to call a State of Emergency was not politically driven. And he was emphatic that it was not a move to silence the labour movement. "The labour movement did not feature at all," said Sandy.
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