National Security Minister John Sandy wants Patrick Manning to clarify his statement that there will be an "abrupt end" to the siege imposed by this Government.
The minister told reporters Tuesday, "I would be much more comfortable if he clarifies it."
Sandy referred to the word "abrupt" and said "I thought that he (Manning) might want to elaborate on what he meant by that. So perhaps when you see him you can ask him", he said.
Reporters asked the minister if he felt the statement was threatening to which sandy replied: "It depends on how you look at it. I try to look at things impartially. So I say 'okay, he could probably mean the end of the State of Emergency, or it could probably mean that he has information'. If he has information, I invite him to share it with the police."
Attorney General saw he believes statements by the former Prime Minister have more to do with the "fierce internal political battle" between himself and Opposition Leader Keith Rowley.
He said both men are trying to "outpunch" each other with each of them have "tit-for-tat press conferences".
Ramlogan said Manning has still not explained who is "Mr Big" and he has not yet explained whether he had prior knowledge of the 1990 attempted coup.
Manning is on record as saying he knows the criminal kingpin whom he called "Mr Big" and he is also on record as saying after the storming of the Parliament in 1990 that what was going on was "a family squabble". During his two terms as Prime Minister he refused to set up an inquiry into the coup attempt.
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar set up the coup inquiry shortly after taking office.
And she too appears to be concerned about Manning's statement and has also asked the San Fernando East MP to explain what he meant by declaring that the Government “will be brought to an abrupt end”.
Speaking at a party event on Monday night at the Rienzi Comple, she asked: “What is his plot? What is he planning?”
Persad-Bissessar posed the question in reference to a media release inviting reporters to a news conference at on Saturday to respond to the assassination plot against the Prime Minister and three Cabinet ministers.
The invitation's headline was: “In defence of a nation under siege.”
It stated: “The information provided at this press conference will shed new light on what is taking place in Trinidad and Tobago. The siege which has been epitomised by the present government will be brought to an abrupt and long overdue end.”
The minister told reporters Tuesday, "I would be much more comfortable if he clarifies it."
Sandy referred to the word "abrupt" and said "I thought that he (Manning) might want to elaborate on what he meant by that. So perhaps when you see him you can ask him", he said.
Reporters asked the minister if he felt the statement was threatening to which sandy replied: "It depends on how you look at it. I try to look at things impartially. So I say 'okay, he could probably mean the end of the State of Emergency, or it could probably mean that he has information'. If he has information, I invite him to share it with the police."
Attorney General saw he believes statements by the former Prime Minister have more to do with the "fierce internal political battle" between himself and Opposition Leader Keith Rowley.
He said both men are trying to "outpunch" each other with each of them have "tit-for-tat press conferences".
Ramlogan said Manning has still not explained who is "Mr Big" and he has not yet explained whether he had prior knowledge of the 1990 attempted coup.
Manning is on record as saying he knows the criminal kingpin whom he called "Mr Big" and he is also on record as saying after the storming of the Parliament in 1990 that what was going on was "a family squabble". During his two terms as Prime Minister he refused to set up an inquiry into the coup attempt.
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar set up the coup inquiry shortly after taking office.
And she too appears to be concerned about Manning's statement and has also asked the San Fernando East MP to explain what he meant by declaring that the Government “will be brought to an abrupt end”.
Speaking at a party event on Monday night at the Rienzi Comple, she asked: “What is his plot? What is he planning?”
Persad-Bissessar posed the question in reference to a media release inviting reporters to a news conference at on Saturday to respond to the assassination plot against the Prime Minister and three Cabinet ministers.
The invitation's headline was: “In defence of a nation under siege.”
It stated: “The information provided at this press conference will shed new light on what is taking place in Trinidad and Tobago. The siege which has been epitomised by the present government will be brought to an abrupt and long overdue end.”
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