Trinidad and Tobago ends state of emergency amid pushback over mass arrests
- Lawyers criticised mass arrests under emergency powers that allowed authorities to detain people without charge.
- The Caribbean country of Trinidad and Tobago has ended a state of emergency that granted the government extraordinary powers to combat crime, including the ability to imprison people without charge.
- The country’s prime minister told parliament on Wednesday that the government would not extend the state of emergency.
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- Lawyers criticised mass arrests under emergency powers that allowed authorities to detain people without charge.
- The Caribbean country of Trinidad and Tobago has ended a state of emergency that granted the government extraordinary powers to combat crime, including the ability to imprison people without charge.
- The country’s prime minister told parliament on Wednesday that the government would not extend the state of emergency.
Sources: Al Jazeera