00:00Former Attorney General Gavin Nicholas says he supports the government's decision to call on former Prime Ministers Dr. Keith Rowley
00:08and Stuart Young to surrender their diplomatic passports.
00:13He believes it is fair and consistent with the purpose of diplomatic passports.
00:18I'm actually in full agreement with the government. Diplomatic passports and even official passports are not attached to persons, they're
00:26attached to offices.
00:27Nicholas explains that diplomatic passports carry significant privileges when traveling internationally, including facilitating official engagements, expediting immigration procedures, and supporting
00:42diplomatic functions.
00:43He says these privileges exist to enable the effective conduct of state business rather than to serve as a personal
00:52entitlement.
00:52Honestly, this matter, it's a storm in a teacup, and Mr. Young, as a former Prime Minister, for what it's
01:05worth, is no longer a Prime Minister.
01:07He is not even the leader of the opposition, he's a member of Parliament.
01:11If he is given an official passport so that he can travel and be recognized for the current office that
01:18he holds, I think is sufficient.
01:20And requesting and making a big fuss about having a diplomatic passport tells me that maybe he actually shouldn't actually
01:32have one.
01:32Responding to claims by former Prime Minister Steeot Young that the decision amongst victimization, Nicholas says he does not believe
01:41the revised policy is directed at any individual.
01:44There is no victimization here. In fact, I believe that even in the UK, former Prime Ministers don't keep diplomatic
01:51passports, even though they are recognized much more than our former Prime Ministers are,
01:58which I think is a problem here, to be quite honest, the way we treat our former Prime Ministers, and
02:04even former Presidents, leaves a lot to be desired.
02:09Nicole M. Romany, TV6 News.
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