PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Opposition politicians, trade unionists and non-government organisations have accused the Kamla Persad Bissessar government of seeking to impose an undeclared state of emergency in Trinidad and Tobago as it battles to deal with the escalating crime situation in the twin island republic.
Former attorney general Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, speaking at a public meeting organised by the “Roundtable Group” on Monday night, said that plans by the government to enact legislation that would precept soldiers into the police service should be condemned by the entire population.
Debate on the Defence Force Amendment Bill resumes in the Parliament on Wednesday and Maharaj said passage of the legislation, which requires a special majority, would spell the end of freedom in the country.