PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley has expressed disappointment that the homicide toll for this yr has crossed 600.
“I’m very disenchanted within the outturn the place as soon as once more on this small nation, frequent killings see us, for the second yr straight, recording over 600 deaths attributed to widespread violence,” Rowley stated in a press release posted to social media on Thursday.
“The unacceptable excessive stage of violent crime within the nation has attracted the constant consideration and never inconsiderable sources of the state,” stated the Prime Minister, who added that extra work must be achieved in a number of areas to curb the crime price.
“It was my hope and real expectation that the continued nationwide effort towards violent crime, notably murders and different violent assaults, would have seen a visual discount in quantity as we go ahead.”
He stated that regardless of the numerous efforts of the nationwide safety businesses, criminals proceed to function with out concern of detection and certainty of well timed, dissuading punishment.
Rowley appealed to the police to make criminals uncomfortable with “penetrating detection strategies.”
“The federal government will proceed to offer full assist to the police and different businesses and encourages all stakeholders from the house to the courthouse to offer no protected harbor and luxury to the prison component which believes that it might plan, execute and terrorize the nation with impunity.”
To the inhabitants, Rowley stated, “To those that know and are doing or saying nothing, cease normalizing prison conduct in your social life, and to those that share the proceeds of violent prison conduct, cease encouraging or shielding your loved ones members and buddies who’re partaking in prison conduct.”
In regards to the Judiciary, he stated, “To these in authority who’re chargeable for meting out justice, cease pretending that criminals are the victims who deserve solely mercy when by their heartless, lawless habits they’re to obtain agency punishment as prescribed by the regulation as enacted in anticipation to cowl the assorted destabilizing practices.”
The Prime Minister additionally promised the federal government’s continued full assist for the police and urged the police, the Judiciary, and the inhabitants to work with the federal government to deliver crime beneath management.
“We as a nation can’t get the higher hand on prison conduct, which has developed to change into a significant public well being challenge right now. We’ll all must do extra and even do in another way if we’re to maintain violent prison conduct the place it belongs,” he famous.
