Search warrants by JPs - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Search warrants by JPs - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

THE SENATE on November 15 passed legislation to give justices of the peace or JPs the power to issue search warrants. It’s a backward step. Between 1917 and 2023, JPs had this power. But it was taken away two years ago. Now, legislators seek to put it back. Laudable is any move to re-examine the criminal justice system. The law is a living thing; society changes. Justice Carol Gobin’s finding last month that JPs should have power to grant statio…