Attorney-at-law and Political Leader of the Congress of the People, Prakash Ramadhar, says that while he is not satisfied with the current state of relations between Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the more pressing issue at home is crime.
He stressed that the time to make use of U.S. resources to help address the crime situation is now.
00:00Speaking on the TV6's Morning Edition, political leader of the Congress of the People, Prakash Ramadar, said,
00:07the crime situation in Trinidad and Tobago is more than just a concern. It pains him deeply.
00:14He notes that many of the country's challenges are rooted in crime and criminal activity.
00:21According to him, crime is fueled by money, drug trafficking, human trafficking and gun running.
00:27Ramadar stresses that he supports whatever steps are necessary to arrest the situation.
00:57Things have escalated and it may necessarily have had to come to that, to highlight the need to fix our borders and to ensure the security of our people.
01:06The attorney at law says he is not happy with the relationship between the Maduro regime and this country.
01:14However, he says, the government must do what it has to in order to tackle crime and narco trafficking.
01:21And therefore, any perceived battle is not with the Venezuelan, but with a regime that has cooperated their own,
01:29the point that their own citizens flee. And they want to beat their chest and save a rattle to us.
01:36Certainly, we partner with the United States, a country, of course, not perfect, but in terms of democracy
01:43and in terms of constitutional protections and the rule of law.
01:48That is a society that those are the values that Trinity Wego belong to.
01:53Ramadar says, while we are a zone of peace, this country cannot fight this battle alone.
02:00And the time is now to align with stronger nations that can help.
02:04And this is that time to have a flashpoint if necessary and to use the international assets of the United States
02:11and others who are willing to fight this thing with the resources, not just of policing in the true sense of our waters,
02:21but certainly with the ability to follow the money, not just internationally, but even locally here.
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