00:00Speaking on the wider fallout from the maxi-taxi shutdown and the public demonstrations,
00:06former National Security and Transport Minister Jack Warner says
00:10the situation reflects deeper concerns about governance, policing and public trust.
00:17The taxi drivers have shown that you don't have to have a march or a protest or placards or demonstrations
00:24to of course get your point across.
00:26They didn't have a march, they didn't have a placard of protest, but they got their points across.
00:31And I'm saying again that that's what I mean by saying people have to find ways and means to be
00:36creative.
00:37We have a station in a country where it's difficult to talk, it's difficult to walk and so on
00:42because of certain regulations that are being imposed on the people.
00:47Warner stresses that while he is not engaging in a blame game,
00:51elected officials must find practical ways to manage public frustration and deliver solutions.
00:58He further defends the right to protest, saying it is a fundamental democratic principle
01:04that should not be restricted unless it poses a real danger.
01:08I see it as an attempt to muzzle and I'm saying it's a dangerous attempt.
01:12It is dangerous because people will find other means and they will begin to start to be destructive
01:21in ways that this country cannot afford.
01:24The former minister also expresses concern over the heavy police presence deployed to manage a recent protest.
01:53He notes that while the state of emergency may have contributed to a reduction in crime,
01:59the perception of ongoing violence continues to weigh heavily on the country's image.
02:05He further raises concerns about the recent murder and robbery at the San Fernando Municipal Police Station.
02:13Please, for God's sake, where are the guns that have not been discovered?
02:17Can we get an idea of what's happening?
02:19Because those guns which are still outside and those rungs of bullets which are still outside,
02:25that is a cause for worry.
02:27That is a cause for concern.
02:28Michael M. Romany, TV6 News.
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