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Minister in the Ministry of Housing Phillip Alexander has defended law enforcement officers, amid growing criticism over the arrest of Alyssa Phillip and her mother during Labour Day celebrations in Fyzabad last Friday, while condemning what he described as efforts by some protesters to deliberately provoke confrontations with police.
Alexander said yesterday that while he remained a strong supporter of free speech, the current controversy extends beyond issues of freedom of expression.
“The situation with this particular issue that is troubling is the overt provocation of police, including threats against the lives of officers, and a willingness to bolt what is still a police and now a court matter to a government that has absolutely no jurisdiction or authority over any police action whatsoever,” he said.
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