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Despite a reported drop in several categories of crime, including murders, Port-of-Spain South MP and former Minister in the Ministry of National Security Keith Scotland has dismissed the ongoing State of Emergency (SoE) as an “abject failure,” arguing that violent crime continues despite the extraordinary measure.
Speaking with Guardian Media on Thursday, Scotland questioned whether the continued use of the SoE could be justified by a 13 per cent reduction in murders.
He added that his assessment of the situation is based on public perception and lived experience, saying, “More importantly, my yardstick is do we feel that crime is under control in Trinidad and Tobago and my view is that crime has now gone in spite of and in light of a State of Emergency.”
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