Mickela Panday questions SOE extension
Politics
Crime
June 9, 2026
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Patriotic Front political leader Mickela Panday has questioned the Government’s decision to seek a three-month extension of the State of Emergency (SOE), arguing that the move coincides with growing public criticism and protest activity rather than solely efforts to combat crime.
In a video posted on social media, Panday said she did not believe the proposed extension was only about public safety and crime reduction, as the Government has maintained.
She pointed to what she described as a sequence of events beginning on May 27, when citizens protested outside the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. According to Panday, the Government announced 15 no-protest zones on the same day.
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