00:00Speaking on the morning edition, law enforcement consultant Paul Nahus describes the missing Brent Thomas files from the former Ministry
00:09of National Security, now the Ministry of Homeland Affairs, as a cover-up.
00:14He says the circumstances make it clear that something onto what has taken place within the system.
00:19Because the court of law has come out and said, I believe it was Justice Rampasad, if I'm not mistaken,
00:24in the judgment, labelled it as an abduction after reviewing all the facts of the matter.
00:29So it's a very concerning thing that these crucial files that would have dealt with the rights of our citizen
00:36being violated internationally or regionally, if you want to put it that way.
00:42It's very concerning, to say the least.
00:44The issue stems from Thomas' removal from Barbados, an incident he has since described publicly as a kidnapping.
00:52Mr. Thomas was never informed of any rights of his, never given access to an attorney, never allowed to defend
00:57himself,
00:58just thrown on a plane and taken from one country to another.
01:01Probably had no clue at the time if he would have reached Trinidad.
01:05So it's a very, very serious matter that we are, I don't think they're taking seriously enough.
01:09The government has seemed to be taking it very seriously.
01:12And I believe that will intensify because it's a matter of our right, a right of a Trinidad-Tobago system
01:18being violated by our government, by a foreign government, by CARICOM.
01:24Now, Huss argues that one of the core problems within the national security apparatus is excessive rigidity, which he says
01:32can become detrimental and lead to administrative chaos.
01:36While he initially did not support calls for a commission of inquiry, he now has a change in perspective.
01:42Now, I think it's inevitable. I believe that at this point, with the level of apparent cover-up that's going
01:50on, how deep this goes,
01:52I believe not our commission of inquiry would definitely be necessary.
01:56Now, Huss adds that CARICOM itself has serious questions to answer regarding how the alleged abduction was allowed to occur.
02:04Nicole M. Romney, TV6 News.
02:07Nicole M. Romney, TV6 News.
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