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As tears of joy and relief streamed down their faces while they embraced detainees released from the Eastern Correctional Rehabilitation Centre (ECRC), Santa Rosa, yesterday, relatives blasted the authorities as they argued there was no justification for the State of Emergency (SoE).
Heavily criticising the Government and security agencies for their actions over the past six months, several people described it as “totally disruptive,” “unwarranted,” and “a total failure.”
A mother who arrived at the ECRC from as early as 9 am, anxiously waiting for her son to emerge, could barely speak as she wiped tears and said, “It is not justifiable.”
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