Minister Musa Responds to Attorney’s Comments about S.O.E.

Last week, attorney Richard ‘Dickie’ Bradley poured out frustration and disappointment at the system for the manner in which individuals’ rights are being violated, primarily when they are picked up as part of the state of emergency. Today, the Minister of Home Affairs, Kareem Musa responded to Bradley, saying that the attorney was speaking to his audience, but that there has been significant improvement in the crime wave since the S.O.E. took effect.

 

Kareem Musa, Minister of Home Affairs

“We have to understand the context. Dickey Bradley, as is a defense attorney. He is paid well. He is paid handsomely. to defend criminals. And so he’s speaking to a very specific audience when he’s giving his interviews. And as the key is well known, not just for his courtroom performances, but his media performances. And so I chalk it up to that. Dickie Bradley is speaking to his specific audience. But when you look at the state of emergency, and I always say it is not a tool that we often use. And it is one of last resort, but it has yielded significant results over the last month. We’re talking 25 or so weapons, in some instances, very high powered weapons removed from the streets making our communities safer. We’re talking about several charges, not just for murder, but for instances of robbery individuals being charged after the commissioner set up this specialized team. To investigate all of the offenses over the last five months. And when you look at it from that lens, and the lens of the safety and security of the law abiding citizens over the last month, I’m sure that you’ll have to agree with me. I think if we had one murder during the first month of the S.O.E. that’s a lot. And from various fronts, you can see the success of it.”