Panday could have helped fight crime

THE EDITOR: “Opposition Leader Basdeo Panday will seek a meeting with the CoP and the Minister of National Security to offer assistance in combating the crime situation”? (Newsday April 4). But, let’s get serious here! When he was PM and himself Minister of National Security Mr Panday could have done plenty (including reading his mail) to “combat crime”. It was happening all about him, very near to him, on a near daily basis. All he had to do was issue clear policy instructions and a whole raft of crime would have ceased forthwith. Not so?

GEOFF HUDSON
Port-of-Spain