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| File: John Sandy reporting to the media on the SoE |
"The threat is real and I am saddened to learn that some people who ought to know better are trivialising it," Sandy told the Sunday Express newspaper.
The people to whom he referred are principally the Leader of the Opposition, Dr Keith Rowley and former Prime Minister Patrick Manning. Both men have dismissed the reports of the national security threat as a "smokescreen" to justify the extension of the State of Emergency.
And both of them demanding an explanation from the National Security Minister. Manning even suggested to reporters on Saturday that the reason Sandy had failed to make any public statement on the matter was because he didn't want to get involved in what Manning suggested was a lie.
Rowley called the Government's response to the alleged plot "hysterical political expediency", describing the action taken as "overkill" aimed at getting political sympathy.
He demanded that Sandy provide "adequate, satisfactory and believable information" to justify the Government's actions.
The Express said it got a response from Sandy by text which stated that he is satisfied with the statement made on the matter by Persad-Bissessar in her capacity of chairman of the National Security Council.
The message reported by the paper said: "The PM as head of the Nat Sec Council made a public statement and we answered questions from the Press. There is not much more I can say having regard to the fact that police operations are ongoing and they remain the appropriate source to divulge further information.
"I can only confirm that the threat is real and I am saddened to learn of some people who ought to know better are trivialising it."
Commissioner of Police Dwayne Gibbs and Deputy Commissioner Mervyn Richardson, head of Anti-Crime Operations and senior intelligence officers, have described the alleged threat as real in nature and one that had nothing to do with politics.
Thirteen suspects, including a police sergeant and two ex-members of the Defence Force, are in custody. One of the detainees was freed in a high-profile murder trial.
The Express said it got a response from Sandy by text which stated that he is satisfied with the statement made on the matter by Persad-Bissessar in her capacity of chairman of the National Security Council.
The message reported by the paper said: "The PM as head of the Nat Sec Council made a public statement and we answered questions from the Press. There is not much more I can say having regard to the fact that police operations are ongoing and they remain the appropriate source to divulge further information.
"I can only confirm that the threat is real and I am saddened to learn of some people who ought to know better are trivialising it."
Commissioner of Police Dwayne Gibbs and Deputy Commissioner Mervyn Richardson, head of Anti-Crime Operations and senior intelligence officers, have described the alleged threat as real in nature and one that had nothing to do with politics.
Thirteen suspects, including a police sergeant and two ex-members of the Defence Force, are in custody. One of the detainees was freed in a high-profile murder trial.
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