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Senior Counsel Martin Daly says the Government must provide clear and coherent information to the public about the basis of the current State of Emergency (SoE), warning that trust in public officials could be impacted.
Speaking on CNC3’s The Morning Brew yesterday, Daly said an SoE imposes significant limitations on civil liberties, and therefore demands a high level of transparency and responsible conduct from the authorities.
“When a State of Emergency is declared, it really requires the public to take the Government at its word,” Daly said. “Trust and confidence in public officials is generally low in Trinidad and Tobago, so people are concerned to know what this is really about.”
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