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Commissioner of Police Allister Guevarro says the decision to extend the State of Emergency (SoE) for a second consecutive three-month period was based on the contents of a classified report he submitted to the National Security Council (NSC). He is also dismissing any notion that the extension is related to tensions between this country and Venezuela.
Responding to questions from Guardian Media yesterday on the rationale behind the continuation of the SoE, the CoP stressed that the recommendation did not come from him, but admitted, “I submitted a classified report to the National Security Council, which included operational assessments and recommendations.”
Guevarro added, “The decision to extend the State of Emergency falls squarely within the remit of Parliament. It is not within the authority of the Commissioner of Police or the TTPS to determine its duration.”
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