Opposition Leader Pennelope Beckles has called for urgent legis­lative reform to strengthen the powers of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA), as public outrage and confusion continued to grow over Thursday’s announcement that warrants have been issued for Kaia Sealy following the January 20 killing of her husband, Joshua Samaroo.

“Trinidad and Tobago is on fire,” she stated in a social media post yesterday. “The Prime Minister must act now; the people of Trinidad and Tobago will accept no less.”

Senior legal experts, a criminolo­gist and other political figures also joined the escalating public debate yesterday, with questions being raised about accountability in police-­involved shootings. (• See Pages 4 & 5)