Round table
meeting
28 September, 2012
Hotel Normandie
STATEMENT OF THE ROUNDTABLE MEETING
Declaration of cooperation of civil society in the interest of good governance
in the republic of Trinidad and Tobago
We the undersigned 20 entities set out below have today Friday September 28th
2012 met at the Normandie Hotel, in Port of Spain to discuss a united broad
based national front to protect the people and constitution of Trinidad and
Tobago and have in this regard considered:
1. The constitutional responsibilities of the Attorney General with respect to
the administration of legal affairs for, against and in the Republic of
Trinidad and Tobago
2. The
specific participation and undertakings of the Attorney General to the
parliament of Trinidad and Tobago relative to The Administration of Justice
(Indictable Proceedings) Act No. 20 of 2011
3. The national alarm and shock caused by the surreptitious proclamation of
certain sections of Act No. 20 of 2011 and in particular Sec. 34 of that Act.
4. The attorney general's knowledge of, participation in and decision in
relation to certain extradition proceedings
5. The lack of proper and or satisfactory explanation by the prime minister
relative to the surreptitious proclamation of Sec. 34 of Act No. 20 of 2011
6. The prime minister's attempt to exonerate the attorney general from
responsibility in the surreptitious proclamation of Sec. 34 of Act. No. 20 of
2011.
7. The minister of national security's attacks on his Excellency the President
of the Republic, Dean Samson of the Anglican Church and Ms. Javeed a member of
the media, which stand as a fundamental disrespect to the head of state and the
clergy and an attack on constitutionally enshrined rights of the freedom of
expression and freedom of the press.
In these circumstances we hereby collectively call for:
1. A proper explanation for the surreptitious proclamation of Sec. 34 of Act.
No. 20 of 2011.
2. The immediate removal of the Attorney General and the Minister of National
Security.
We are committed to further action to ensure that these demands are met.
We also hereby express our collective commitment to fundamental change in the
system of governance in general and We commit to continue discussions
particularly on constitutional reform.
We also commit to continue our cooperation and collaboration on these matters
and in the interest of good governance and the pursuit of ethical standards in
Trinidad and Tobago.
List of Organizations:
Country First
Democratic National Assembly
FITUN (Trinidad Youth Council, Sou Sou lands)
Jericho Project
Joint Trade
Union Movement (Association of Maxi Taxi, Amalgamated Workers Union, Banking
Insurance and General Workers Union, Communications Workers Union, Estate
Police Association, Oilfields Workers Trade Union, Public Service Association,
Trinidad and Tobago Postal Workers Union, Transport & Industrial Workers
Union,
Trinidad Unified Farmers Association, Seamen & Water front Trade
Union)
Movement for Social Justice
NAEAP
People's National Movement
PURE
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