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Police plan to quiz Roman Catholic priest Fr. Jason Gordon concerning his allegation that the killing of G-Unit gang leader Kerwyn "Fresh" Phillip was a directive from high-ranking officials to disrupt a peace accord between warring gangs in Laventille. United National Congress'
(UNC) Deputy Political Leader Jack Warner will also be questioned regarding a "death threat" made on Monday night. Fr. Gordon, the Vicar for Administration at the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port-of-Spain and former parish priest of Belmont, in delivering the sermon at the ceremonial opening of the 2007-2008 Law Term at
the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Port-of-Spain on Monday, said: "This was not an assassination from the ground level of gangs, but an assassi-nation from a different level of society." Fr. Gordon, who described the two gunmen as "professional and highly-trained individuals", said the slaying of Phillip by two trained assassins
could only be the work of those who do not want peace. This shocking statement has caused widespread speculation among politicians, police and members of the public who claim that Fr. Gordon may be implying that there is a "death squad" in the Police Service or the orders may have come from high-ranking or Opposition politicians
or the Ministry of National Security. The police want to interview Fr. Gordon to clarify his statement or give any details of evidence he may have to claim that it was a directive from high-ranking officials to murder Phillip to disrupt the peace accord in Laventille. Deputy Commissioner of Police Winston Cooper has expressed
concern over the statement and said the police would question Fr. Gordon. Phillip was shot 28 times by gunmen as he left a party at the corner of Henry and Oxford Streets, Port-of-Spain early on Sunday morning. Police also want to interview United National Congress (UNC) Deputy Political Leader Austin "Jack" Warner over
an alleged public death threat he made to Congress of the People (COP) Winston Dookeran at a political meeting in Sangre Grande on Monday night. In a fiery mood, Warner said he was giving Dookeran 21 days to unite or death, which he repeated twice on the platform. This has sent shock waves among supporters of the COP who
are claiming that this can be interpreted as trying to incite violence against the COP for the upcoming General Election. Even Dookeran at his meeting in San Juan on Tuesday night wanted to know what Warner meant by "unity or death". Opposition MP Manohar Ramsaran said: "In my political life I have never heard of a threat
like that -- unity or death. "I am now scared for my life since I may be the COP candidate to oppose Warner in the Chaguanas West seat." "This was not a joke because it was said in a serious tone of voice," Ramsaran said. Warner continued by saying: "I give Mr. Dookeran and the Corpse 21 days and if they do not unite I,
Jack Warner, (will) go after Dookeran -- unity or death." UNC political leader Basdeo Panday in his address to supporters issued an open invitation for Dookeran to meet with him and explain why he does not want unity and if he does, what are his pre-conditions. Dookeran has since turned down Panday's offer describing it
as "frivolous and not meant to be taken seriously". DCP Cooper said a death threat is a serious offence and the police would be talking to Warner about that. Police plan to quiz Roman Catholic priest Fr. Jason Gordon concerning his allegation that the killing of G-Unit gang leader Kerwyn "Fresh" Phillip was a directive from
high-ranking officials to disrupt a peace accord between warring gangs in Laventille. United National Congress' (UNC) Deputy Political Leader Jack Warner will also be questioned regarding a "death threat" made on Monday night. Fr. Gordon, the Vicar for Administration at the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port-of-Spain and
former parish priest of Belmont, in delivering the sermon at the ceremonial opening of the 2007-2008 Law Term at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Port-of-Spain on Monday, said: "This was not an assassination from the ground level of gangs, but an assassi-nation from a different level of society." Fr. Gordon, who described the
two gunmen as "professional and highly-trained individuals", said the slaying of Phillip by two trained assassins could only be the work of those who do not want peace. This shocking statement has caused widespread speculation among politicians, police and members of the public who claim that Fr. Gordon may be implying that
there is a "death squad" in the Police Service or the orders may have come from high-ranking or Opposition politicians or the Ministry of National Security. The police want to interview Fr. Gordon to clarify his statement or give any details of evidence he may have to claim that it was a directive from high-ranking officials
to murder Phillip to disrupt the peace accord in Laventille. Deputy Commissioner of Police Winston Cooper has expressed concern over the statement and said the police would question Fr. Gordon. Phillip was shot 28 times by gunmen as he left a party at the corner of Henry and Oxford Streets, Port-of-Spain early on Sunday
morning. Police also want to interview United National Congress (UNC) Deputy Political Leader Austin "Jack" Warner over an alleged public death threat he made to Congress of the People (COP) Winston Dookeran at a political meeting in Sangre Grande on Monday night. In a fiery mood, Warner said he was giving Dookeran 21 days
to unite or death, which he repeated twice on the platform. This has sent shock waves among supporters of the COP who are claiming that this can be interpreted as trying to incite violence against the COP for the upcoming General Election. Even Dookeran at his meeting in San Juan on Tuesday night wanted to know what Warner
meant by "unity or death". Opposition MP Manohar Ramsaran said: "In my political life I have never heard of a threat like that -- unity or death. "I am now scared for my life since I may be the COP candidate to oppose Warner in the Chaguanas West seat." "This was not a joke because it was said in a serious tone of voice,"
Ramsaran said. Warner continued by saying: "I give Mr. Dookeran and the Corpse 21 days and if they do not unite I, Jack Warner, (will) go after Dookeran -- unity or death." UNC political leader Basdeo Panday in his address to supporters issued an open invitation for Dookeran to meet with him and explain why he does not want
unity and if he does, what are his pre-conditions. Dookeran has since turned down Panday's offer describing it as "frivolous and not meant to be taken seriously". DCP Cooper said a death threat is a serious offence and the police would be talking to Warner about that. |
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