AG Jeremie Confirms MP Protection Was Elevated Friday After a 'Gang-Related' National Security Incident

Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Attorney General John Jeremie told Parliament Wednesday that a national-security incident “sparked by a gang member” last Friday prompted a higher level of protection for MPs in Parliament, with additional security details assigned to specific government officials.

Jeremie did not name the gang or the officials, and he did not detail the threat. He confirmed only that the threat assessment moved upward, that the security response moved with it, and that the incident is being treated as serious enough to disclose to the chamber. In a country where the Persad-Bissessar government is running an extended State of Emergency framework as its primary security tool, an internal threat reaching the level of explicit Parliament-level protective measures is a meaningful escalation in the operational picture.

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AG Jeremie Confirms MP Protection Was Elevated Friday After a 'Gang-Related' National Security Incident