By Sue-Ann Wayow
SHOULD Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi be fired for breaking the very law he was sworn in to uphold and steward?
This was the question asked by activist and head of the Citizens Union of Trinidad and Tobago Phillip Alexander following Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley’s statements on Thursday that police officers now have the right to intervene on private spaces if they suspect breach of Covid-19 public health regulations.
Alexander posted on social media, “If proper lawyers advised you that police could invade residential spaces to enforce public health law, when your Attorney General advised himself that he could host the arm wrestling Olympics home by Voice, was he then an improper lawyer, and was he and all present in fact breaking the law?”
Last month, Al-Rawi came under fire for attending the season two finale of a live game show series called Vibes with Voicey (Aaron St Louis) at the artiste’s home studio which is usually streamed live on Instagram at 9.30pm each Thursday.
The participants included Supt Roger Alexander of the North Eastern Division who now heads SORT, radio personality Ancil “Blaze” Isaac and “celebrity bodyguard” Kevin Da Costa, known as Johnny Bravo.
Dr Rowley at a press conference held afterwards said, “I expect everyone with a leadership position in this country to demonstrate that wherever you are or whenever you are out. I’m not giving any passes to anybody.”
On Thursday, Dr Rowley said that due to the behavioural social gathering habits of citizens, stricter measures will have to be enforced to maintain health protocols especially social distancing even if it meant police stepping in to curb birthday parties, anniversary celebrations and other forms of festivities.
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