Seventh-Day Adventist preacher, Clive Dottin, asserts that the nation’s officials are shielding corrupt multimillion-dollar businesspeople, gang leaders, and killers.
Dottin, age 75, stated that even in the event of a State of Emergency (SoE), crime will only be affected if white-collar criminals are also pursued during the T&T Scrap Iron Dealers’ Association (TTSIDA) Crime Talks and Hamper Drive held on January 22, 2025, at the Marabella Basketball Court adjacent to the former train line.
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Dottin urges the attention of major political leaders to root out corrupt officials within the system’s upper hierarchy, stating, “We cannot have parliamentarians fraternizing with gang leaders, crooks, and demons. That has to stop. I call upon the political leaders of the two major political parties in the country. You cannot have people in your ranks who engage in activity that affirms gangs and drug dealing. That is wrong.”
He remarked, “You cannot fight crime and protect assassins. You cannot fight crime and take money at election time for campaign promotions … And that is what is hurting us.”
According to the pastor, when the topic of crime comes up, people often exclusively talk about “poor fellas,” or blue-collar criminals.
But to reduce crime, he stated, “We must have a vision one day to be able to arrest the white-collar criminals. Those who bringing in the cocaine are not the poor boys on the train line bringing in the cocaine and those who bringing in the guns.”
He claimed to have interviewed two state security experts about white-collar criminals, those who smuggle in cocaine and AK-15s—and they informed him they were untouchable.
Dottin said the army and coast guard were infected with the corruption virus. “So we are surrounded by a sea of corruption, and I tell people anytime you see a corrupt police or soldier or coastguard man, you will discover that behind him is a lawyer, behind him is a businessman, and sometimes a politician.”
In response to state prosecutor Randall Hector’s murder on December 31, 2024, he stated, “I am saying this without any fear of contradiction, the Government did not provide any security for that guy and he is a guy prosecuting gang leaders.”
Due to their membership in the Caribbean Religious Liberty Association, Dottin claimed to have known Hector for ten years.
Dottin claimed, “You notice up to now since he has died, not a Government representative, they did not come to the funeral and has not said one word about him. Let me tell you why…We are protecting assassins in the country who have political and business connections and that is why the state has not said one word about my church member Randall Hector, who was prepared to die.”
According to him, Hector felt that God had called him to change this culture, therefore even though he understood that prosecuting gang leaders would endanger his life, he embraced the risk.
Insp. Mark Mohammed of the Marabella Police Station also spoke at the event, bemoaning the absence of love in society.
“The police want to work with law-abiding citizens, but criminals need to be wary,” he stated, assuring the inhabitants that the police were not against them.
Mohammed declared, “We are coming for you.”
TTSIDA president Allan Ferguson once more urged the government and business sector to assist him, promising to keep traveling to and helping people in different places.
