| Why Cabinet Said No To SOE Extension |
| Fri, May 3, 2024 |
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And the state of emergency no doubt assisted the police in being able to investigate these alleged murders and levy charges. The ComPol had hoped that it would've been extended to be able to round up more suspected gang members, but the Cabinet declined that request. Minister Musa explained why.
Kareem Musa, Minister of Home Affairs
"I think at the end of the day, the SOE was fairly successful in terms of the bust that we made of the large quantity of drugs, of the high powered firearms and ammunition that was located on an island. I believe that the police from the GI3 unit have been able to do their investigations, perhaps a little more time would have been appreciated by then in order to get investigations to levy gang membership and gang leadership charges against certain individuals but that 30 day period also provided a lot of time for the police to do investigations in the certain murders that took place in February, March, and April of this year and so I think it was sufficient time, the police could certainly do with additional time but they continue with their work in terms of investigations as we speak."
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