In a bloody act at close range, members of the Trinidad and Tobago coast guard shot at Venezuelan migrants, killing a baby and leaving his mother injured.
Shoot first and ask questions later, it seems, is the motto of these savages who call themselves the coast guard of Trinidad and Tobago.
A minor who was traveling with his mother and other migrants from Venezuela to Trinidad and Tobago was killed after the Trinidadian Coast Guard intercepted the boat in which they were traveling on Saturday night.
The Coast Guard confirmed the death in a statement posted on its Facebook page on Sunday, explaining that the incident took place when the agents detected the boat that crossed the border between the two nations, after trying “by all available methods” that stopped and acting in “self-defense”, according to them without knowing that it had migrants on board, and they do not indicate what they call “all available means”, much less what it means “in self-defense” since at no time the migrant boat fired at them, they only limited themselves to fleeing, that in the case of not stopping at sea they could very well follow them and/or report them to other elements of their body so that they could catch up instead of massacring an innocent child .
Excuses and lies of the Trinidadian government.
The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Keith Rowley, sent his condolences to Venezuela on Monday in a press release posted on his official Facebook page.
“I want to express my condolences on behalf of all the citizens of Trinidad and Tobago, regarding the unfortunate loss of a child during a security operation,” the text says.
UN position regarding the event.
The UN and four of its main agencies expressed their dismay on Monday at the death of a Venezuelan migrant baby, during an interception at sea off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago.
The United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the United Nations Children’s Fund deeply regretted the tragedy in a statement set.
“We are deeply saddened by this tragedy and extend our sincere condolences to the family and loved ones who mourn this loss and wish a speedy recovery to those injured. No one in search of safety, protection and new opportunities should lose their life,” said Eduardo Stein, UNHCR and IOM Joint Special Representative for Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants.
“No migrant child should ever die, whether traveling with their parents or alone. No mother wants to risk the lives of her children in a small boat on the high seas, unless she has no other option, “said Jean Gough, UNICEF director for Latin America and the Caribbean.
“States must take measures to ensure that the right to life of refugees and migrants is always respected. We call on the authorities to investigate this incident,” said Alberto Brunori, UNHCHR regional representative for Central America and the English-speaking Caribbean.
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