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Experts believe TT governments have been using states of emergency as a crime-fighting tool rather than to deal with real emergencies in the country.

While legal, according to the country’s Constitution, they say TT should be cautious of its use, as there will always be repercussions to proclaiming a state of emergency (SoE).

In May, in two separate court rulings in Jamaica and Belize, judges declared the proclamation of previous SoEs in those countries as unconstitutional.