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Home Affairs Minister Said The Media Enjoyed Being Roughed Up
posted (September 7, 2017)
But the Minister of Home Affairs Wilfred Elrington had no apologies. He says that, to him, it looks like we in the media were having a good old time getting hauled and pulled:...

Hon. Wilfred Elrington, Minister of Foreign Affairs
"I thought the police did a good job. There was no provision under the terms for the demonstration, for it to be extended to the toll bridge and I would not have encourage the blocking of the bridge. I dont think that was necessary at all. So that I thought police had to act to make sure that in fact the commerce of the country and the free passage of people in the society were not impeded."

Jules Vasquez, reporter
"And the roughing up of the media?"

Hon. Wilfred Elrington, Minister of Foreign Affairs
"I thought that the media were enjoying it actually or were in the thick of things. When you look abroad you see the same thing happening. You have some people in the media who are very aggressive and because they want to get the most advantageous position, they tend to get in the midst of the crowd and it's very difficult for the law enforcement officials to be able to distinguish between who is media. So in the process things will happen, but there is no animosity, there is no ill will. Its juts part of the melee that takes place. It's natural and normal in my view."

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