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While not admitting or denying that a terrorist list exists, Minister
Joseph said that his ministry has information pertaining to several
recent deportees who may or may not have possible terrorist links,
but stressed that it was normal for the ministry to have data on
deportees.
He also warned against simplifying the issue.
“That’s the problem with one-minute interviews,”
Joseph added, as he further warned that information “taken
out of context from a quick comment” could have serious implications
for national security and the fight against terrorism, not just
locally, but internationally.
Some people who believe that their names might be on this list said
they have been sleeping with “one eye open”, as they
believe they could easily be marked for execution.
Some of these persons have been very vocal in the recent launch
of the Black Caucus.
Several speakers at the launch, including Nation of Islam leader
David Muhammed spoke out against the drug culture, money laundering
and other related activities.
Mirror was told that certain persons were particularly concerned
about an observation made at the launch concerning the Scott Drug
Report, which noted that some of the persons named in the report
have since taken up senior positions in the protective services.
The observation, Mirror was told, has also caused the fledgling
organisation to be perceived as a threat to the thriving drug business
and to junior and senior rogue elements in the Police Service.
Mirror was also told that a number of murders listed as “gang
related” or “drug related” are actually hits ordered
by police (or persons with links to the police) on any individual
they see as a threat to their underworld activity and might be the
ones behind the death squad.
He cited that perception as a possible reason why persons involved
with the launch of the caucus could be targeted by persons in and
out of the Police Service with links to the underworld.
The well-known Salim Muwakil also said he had good reason to believe
there is a “death squad” within the Police Service,
as he recently witnessed certain events that led to the death of
a young man mere hours after he was picked up by police.
Muwakil said: “Police pick up a young man in Diego Martin,
next day he dead; they say is a shootout, but there was no shootout.
“They block the road, police went with his car, they throw
the man in his car and even ask him how to start the old car. Next
day we hear is a shootout and the man dead, (yet) there was no blood
on the ground.”
Muwakil said that on the evening the incident took place, officers
were using torchlights to search the ground for spent shells.
His family and other witnesses insisted that police fired shots
in the air, but there was no shootout between the police and anyone.
Muwakil added: “It is against my better judgement to stay
quiet when these things happen.
“If the system to deal with criminals not working, change
the system; I can’t understand why the police have the belief
that they could kill people without due process of the law.
“I don’t believe all police involved, but there were
five police cars in all.
“That can’t be something that happen on individual action.”
Muwakil said that he had spoken of the incident on the radio and
since then, police vehicles have been passing close to his home
and cruising. “He said he is not intimidated by such actions.
“I not supporting any criminal behaviour.
“It’s against the grain of every decent individual in
this country and I’m not paying taxes to supply police uniforms,
guns, and salaries to see my money being abused in that manner,”
he concluded.
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