00:00Prime Minister Kamala Passan-Basasa is weighing in on the public debate over the recording and posting of the minor
00:07who was found with an adult male.
00:09In a WhatsApp message today, she says, quote,
00:12So the problem is that the search group posted a video?
00:15I thought the problem would have been that a minor who was missing for 26 days, whose mother was looking
00:22for her, was actually found living in the forest with a 49-year-old man.
00:27I think most citizens in this country are very unaware to the reality of the magnitude of dysfunctional behavior in
00:34society.
00:35The police will sort this out and the facts will be revealed, end quote.
00:40The Prime Minister goes further to lament that, quote,
00:44Our state security agencies and private search groups constantly have to waste money, time and human resources to search for
00:52people who have, quote, unquote, disappeared,
00:54but who actually voluntarily went to live elsewhere with someone else.
00:59We could use these resources to search for actual legitimate disappearance cases, end quote.
01:06She's advising those who are criticizing to go out and search for missing people themselves.
01:12To the search team, she says, continue your good work, but learn from this incident to avoid future problems.
01:19The Prime Minister also shared advice to teenagers, some of whom she notes, quote,
01:25want to act like adults, but as soon as the law intervenes, revert to being a child.
01:31The Prime Minister says, quote,
01:54The TDPS has confirmed that a minor was located in the company of an adult, but has not shared any
02:01official details of the case.
02:03This is Renessa Cutting, TV6 News.
