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Man charged after threatening to kill opposition legislator

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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Dec 2, CMC-Police say a 48-year-old man has been charged after he threatened to kill former foreign afafirs minister Dr. AmeryBrowne and members of his family.

The police said that the male suspect had been charged with  three counts of threats to kill and four counts of misuse of an electronic device, following an investigation into threats made on social media against Browne.

The police said that on November 19 this year, Browne discovered threatening comments posted by a Facebook user on his personal Facebook page.

“The comments, made in response to public posts from November 8th 2025 and November 9th 2025, contained threats to kill the victim and his children. The victim confirmed to investigators that he had no prior connection to the user,”  the police said in a statement.

It said that the male suspect later voluntarily surrendered to police and that he was subsequently charged.

He is due to  appear in court later this  week.

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