00:00opposition leader penelope beckles had a message for the government when she joined the late night
00:04debate in the house of representatives on a second three-month extension of the state of
00:09emergency that began in march well if you know member for sour barataria that i'm a willing
00:15pawn for the one percent you provide the information you provide the information
00:21and the opposition leader did not stop there that is a word only obsessed with the one percent
00:28that's what you all are obsessed but if you have any evidence in relation to me being a pawn
00:35or if you have any evidence in relation to any kinds of illegal activities specifically
00:40as it relates to me or any member on this side take it to the police don't only come under
00:47the cover of
00:48parliamentary privilege consistently and be raising it opposition leader beckles also had a specific
00:55message for attorney general john jeremy regarding the issue of u.s visas which the government said
01:01is a matter handled only by the united states the attorney general is saying that this government
01:08has no control over issues relating to the issuance of visas but at the same time in coming to this
01:18parliament the attorney general is saying to us that he has information that certain people's visas have
01:26been revoked right yeah if you all want to recommend for mine to be revoked fine go right ahead
01:38the opposition leader called on the government to make public the information it has regarding the
01:43implementation of the state of emergency which is the second since the 2025 general election i'm assuming
01:49there's a link between all of that information and the state of emergency and the gangs and the one
01:56percent and all of that and if that is the case and you are specifying that you have the information
02:02then
02:03deal with it deal with it earlier chief marvin gonzalez made an apparent reference to the government's
02:10declared war on criminal gang activity no one has been charged under the anti-gang act no one
02:17no one charge in relation to alleged threats against police officers and prison officers 170 murders with
02:2610 percent solve rate many persons have been placed on preventative detention orders most of them if not all
02:37will be released when the time comes mr speaker that is the state of this state of emergency in this
02:48country it is a hoax the opposition leader called on the government to present anti-crime targets the
02:54question you need to ask yourself whether the people of trinidad and tobago feel safer under this unc
03:02government that's the question you need to ask yourself and the answer is very simple the answer is
03:14no the people of trinidad the prime minister said there's full support for the soe the opposition
03:22leader had another message for the government well you see you all you all really you all really feel
03:30that because i am here in opposition we're going to remain in opposition i just want you all to know
03:37prepare yourselves the opposition voted against the second three-month extension of the state of
03:42emergency which was passed by the house of representatives via the government's majority jule brown tv6 news
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