00:00According to this flyer titled, Protest Campaign, 19 Bullets, 19 Protests, Demonstration No. 8 is carded for Wednesday, 25th March
00:11at 4 p.m., this time outside the Besson Street police station in Port of Spain.
00:16However, acting ACP for the Northwest Division, Gavin Henry tells TV6 News, the TTPS has no information of such an
00:25event.
00:26I, from my personal knowledge, right, do not have any information of any application to host or hold any protest
00:38in front of Besson Street police station.
00:41I have checked with the senior superintendent, Western Division, I mean, sorry, Port of Spain Division, and also the divisional
00:51office and my clerk's office.
00:53And we have no record whatsoever of any application to hold a protest.
01:00TV6 News contacted the family of Joshua Samaru, who was fatally shot by police on January 20th.
01:07However, they indicated that they had not organized any of the events, and as such, had no knowledge of the
01:14planned protest.
01:15Calls to the other shooting victim, Kaya Sealy, went unanswered.
01:20We are conducting inquiries with an attempt to reach out to find out who are the organizers, right, or who
01:31are the persons who may have produced or are behind this plan, right?
01:37So we can address the issue in the proper manner.
01:40The TTPS is taking the opportunity to remind the members of the public that permission needs to be sought and
01:46obtained for public marches and demonstrations.
01:50Any protests will only be allowed to take place if the commissioner has granted permission.
01:58Up to this time, I can say with certainty that no such permission has been granted.
02:05And therefore, any person who seeks to engage, to participate in any protests at that station,
02:13the police will take action to prevent it or dissuade persons from taking part in that term.
02:21In any such action, in accordance with the law.
02:24The TTPS confirms that the current SOE does not prohibit protest action.
02:30However, the summary act, right, guides us as to how a protest is to be allowed, right?
02:39An application is made, an investigation is done, and a report on recommendation is submitted to the commissioner who will
02:46make the final determination.
02:47It remains that way.
02:49However, an investigation may cause us to form a particular opinion, right, which would end up in us making a
03:04recommendation in support of or against a person holding a protest.
03:12In this situation here, as far as I am aware, as far as I am aware, we have formed no
03:19particular opinion for or against it because no investigation, as far as I am aware, has been conducted.
03:26And we have not been given any instruction, right, that would prevent us or suggest to us that we shouldn't
03:35recommend or support a protest or deny a protest.
03:42The ACP tells TV6 News, checks have revealed that there are no applications for the other protests scheduled to be
03:49held outside other police stations.
03:52Renessa Cutting, TV6 News.
03:56Foblin, TV6 News.
03:57Foblin, TV6 News.
03:57Foblin, TV6 News.
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