The Anjuman Sunnat-ul Jamaat Association (ASJA), is praising the Prime Minister for making the commitment to bring back T&T nationals detained in Syria and Iraq.
ASJA’s public relations officer, Imam Raffaic Mohammed, said the Prime Minister must be credited for deciding on behalf of the people of T&T in the longstanding matter.
“I’m sure he will have his people make checks and all those sorts of things because you have to check these people. But the people are citizens of T&T and the Government is taking an action to bring them home. It doesn’t have any harm in that. He’s just taking precautions. That’s why it probably took so long,” Imam Mohammed said in an interview with GML.
“So, the Government is within its rights. They have to find out and investigate. They have to do what they have to do, and I applaud the Prime Minister if, on behalf of Trinidad, he decided to take a decision that he’s bringing the people, and if he’s bringing the people, he’s bringing the people.”
Imam Mohammed added: “As a religious organisation, if a person comes and they need some help, they could get the help, and whatever ASJA has in place, they will try to do. ASJA has never refused anybody in Trinidad of anything.”
“But ASJA cannot commit themselves and say ASJA will do this or do that. It will be out of place. ASJA cannot promise someone that they will do this or do that – bring the people and we will do this – no, you have a Government that is the authority of T&T, whether it is Muslim, Hindu, Christian, whoever it is.”
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