PoliticsTrinidad and Tobago ends state of emergency amid backlash over mass arrests

Trinidad and Tobago has ended a state of emergency that allowed authorities to detain people without charge. Lawyers condemned mass arrests and warned of possible abuses, while the government said it would pursue a permanent legal framework to target violent crime, gangs and illegal weapons. More than 5,800 people were arrested after the latest extension, including about 2,250 who have not been charged.

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