00:00It's a slap in the face to his legacy. It is a slap in the face to the legacy of
00:05Tibigonians, something that we hold so dear, something that we are indeed proud of.
00:08It is a slap in the face to the nation of Trinidad and Tobago to know that the government has
00:13at this time decided to abstain from the vote.
00:17Last Monday, during a United Nations General Assembly vote on the annual report of the International Criminal Court, Trinidad and
00:25Tobago abstained.
00:27The country has historically co-sponsored and supported the resolution since the court's inception.
00:34Roberts-Rajman says the government's position is disappointing and concerning.
00:39We have seen where the government has been deliberately shifting.
00:43I'm not quite sure what is the intention, what is the outcome that the government on the whole is expecting.
00:49But this, in fact, has been quite disappointing. It is concerning as well.
00:53And we would have expected to hear more at least coming up from Tobago, more coming up from the THA.
00:58She says the decision was not unexpected, given what she describes as the government's approach to similar matters over the
01:06past 19 months.
01:08Meantime, Housing Secretary Ricky Jofield says he is disappointed by the abstention,
01:14but stops short of describing it as an affront to Robinson's legacy.
01:19Yes, I'm a little bit, what to say, disheartened that it actually happened.
01:24But at the end of the day, they are the government and their choice is what we will have to
01:27follow.
01:28So you think it's a slap in the face to Mr. Robinson's legacy?
01:32I won't use the word slap in the face. I won't use those strong words.
01:36But it is a level of concern that I know at the end of the day it will be resolved.
01:41During an interview with TV6 News, nephew of the late A&R Robinson, Ellis Robinson,
01:48called on the government to explain its decision to abstain from the vote.
01:53Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.
01:55Treaty 6.
01:57Tale of the Woodwork
01:59It is a fingerprint that you have hit.
02:01Time of the father's plead.
02:01So the Entscheid, Zustand, were supposed to make a hold ofahi.
02:01We have to drill down to a şSN slit.
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