00:00Amid a declaration by the attorney general that security was heightened at the Red House after an alleged threat against
00:07a member of parliament by a Belmont gangster, we set out to find out exactly who was threatened, beginning with
00:14the opposition bench.
00:15Mr. Gonzalez, were you or any of the opposition MPs subject to the threat spoken about by the AG?
00:22It's a lie. It's just a monstrous lie. And it's an attempt to distract the population.
00:30Gonzalez dismissed the claim outright, insisting neither he nor any opposition MP had been informed of any threat.
00:37Say it again. The attorney general of Trinidad and Tobago is a pathological liar. He is a deceiver.
00:44And what he attempted to do on the floor of parliament on Wednesday is to set the stage for the
00:50government to come very soon in the parliament to ask for an extension of the seat of emergency.
00:56But uncertainty was not limited to the opposition.
00:59Government MP David Lee also denied being subject of any threat, saying he continues to move around without security concerns.
01:07Were you the MP subject to threats by this Belmont gangster?
01:11No, no, no, no. I'm lovely. So nobody wanted to. I don't have those kind of things on me.
01:17My second name is lovely.
01:18Do you feel safe going to the parliament?
01:20Very safe. Yes, I always. I drive myself.
01:23Have you heightened any security?
01:25Why?
01:26Well, if there was a threat against parliamentarians.
01:29No, there's no threat against David Lee.
01:31Works and Infrastructure Minister Jolene John, when asked whether she felt unsafe, gave a brief,
01:37but pointed response.
01:39Good day. How are you?
01:41Minister, were you the MP who was subject of a threat last week Friday?
01:47Do you feel safe MP? Do you feel safe as MP?
01:54Not a member of the lower house, but Senator David Nackett shared his thoughts.
01:59No, I think those questions should be posed to the AG.
02:02As far as we're concerned, we continue to move.
02:05I move without security.
02:07I think most people move without security.
02:09You know, we have to be careful about the hyperbole surrounding these things
02:14because people are, right now, on edge.
02:18So we have to be careful not to make things worse.
02:21And I think everything is as safe, as safe as China could be.
02:24Nackett was asked his thoughts on security outside the parliament building
02:29since the threats were made last Friday.
02:32I haven't seen anything heightened as far as I'm concerned.
02:35I think we all have to be aware of our surroundings, especially now.
02:41I remain very suspicious of the PNM and the operatives,
02:46especially when it comes to inflaming tensions across the country,
02:51especially when it has to do with crime, unemployment, anything.
02:55The PNM, as I've said before, I say it again,
02:58they will do anything to try and destabilize the government,
03:00including being part of the crime network.
03:03So who was the MP threatened?
03:05The question remains unanswered.
03:09The question remains unanswered.
03:10The question remains unanswered.
03:11The question remains unanswered.
03:11The question remains unanswered.
03:11The question remains unanswered.
