00:00Following the confrontation at the tribe band launch over the weekend, five people have since been charged.
00:06Ramzi Moore says she expected the event's organisers to publicly show support.
00:12You wonder, oh gosh, if I am to say something, maybe I will not receive funding or maybe somebody will
00:18be upset with me.
00:20No, no. And even the band that hired Silver Stars to perform.
00:29I expected them to come out and stand in solidarity publicly with Silver Stars.
00:38You're not attacking the police. We, Pan Shinbigo, will never attack the police.
00:42She tells the morning edition many are afraid, but she will stand for what is right.
00:48These are tense times and maybe persons don't want to identify because they believe that they might be victimized.
00:56I cannot just stand by or hide behind a cover because I want to be politically trying to find the
01:06right word. Correct.
01:09Ramzi Moore says all five of those charged are under the age of 25, describing their treatment as deeply disappointing.
01:17She believes the confrontation could have been avoided had the officers engaged the event promoter rather than approaching the Pan
01:25players in the manner they did.
01:27I took bail for some of them and I was at the police station when they were bringing them out
01:33at the airport.
01:34Bring out the prisoners. What's that? Come on. Bring out the prisoners. Bring out. That cut across my very soul.
01:48She says, Pan Shinbigo remains committed to ensuring the young musicians receive the support, representation and advocacy they need as
01:57the matter moves through the legal process.
01:59Pan Shinbigo will do all that is necessary to ensure that those guys does not receive any kind of charge
02:11or have anything against their name that could impact on them for the rest of their lives.
02:18We will do whatever is necessary.
02:21All our bands are disciplined organizations.
02:25Nicole M. Romany, 26 News.
02:29I.
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