More and more T&T is losing confidence in the Police Service, given the number of outstanding cases says Independent Liberal Party (ILP) political leader Jack Warner.
“Today we are worse off with crime than ever before. Today this country is more divided than ever before...we are on the brink of collapse,” Warner said as he addressed party supporters at a community meeting at the corner of Ramalie and Amaroosingh Streets, Longdenville, on Wednesday night.
He said T&T was yet to receive an answer regarding the probe into the alleged marijuana find at the private Phillipine residence of Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar more than two years ago.
Warner, who grew up in the central community, said for five years Persad-Bissessar “got it wrong,” starting with the appointment of former attorney general Anand Ramlogan.
The embattled former Fifa vice-president said what was another “tragedy of immense proportions” was the fact that the PM was expected to “debate herself.”
“That is a sign of mental disorder,” Warner added, saying he was willing to debate with Persad-Bissessar on his own terms, namely on the issue of the extradition matter of businessmen Ishwar Galbaransingh and Steve Ferguson.
He also accused Persad-Bissessar of having “more criminals in her Cabinet than outside.”
“Kamla and I fell out because she wanted to tell me who to give contracts to,” Warner added.
Focusing on Longdenville, Warner said there were too many unemployed youths.
“We have to revitalise agriculture and make sure local fruits are canned and to make sure that the water supplies are improved. One of the things we have to do in particular is to give people security for land tenure.
“Side-by-side with agriculture we shall have a food insurance system for crops lost in flooding. Farmers also shall be given small loans, seeds from a seed bank to help them produce,” Warner added.
He also waded in on UNC candidate for Toco/Sangre Grande Brent Sancho, calling him a “fraud of the highest order.”
Chairman of the ILP, Rekha Ramjit, questioned whether the events of the last few days, starting with last Friday’s prison break, was a lead-up to a state of emergency.
If that was the case, Ramjit expressed concern that the PP Government could extend the state of emergency simply to remain in power.
She said it seemed the statements made by suspended Police Association Secretary Insp Michael Seales was truthful.
Seales was suspended after publically accusing the Government of attempting to provoke the police, so that a state of emergency could be declared in order to delay the general election.