PRESIDENT of the Assembly of Southern Lawyers (ASL), Saira Lakhan, says she now fears for her safety and that of her staff after a second firebomb attack at her law office in San Fernando.
The latest incident occurred around 3.30 am on October 22, at the wooden structure on Lewis Street.
Lakhan said the perpetrator climbed the perimeter fence, entered the compound, and placed one Molotov cocktail at the front door and another on top of an external electrical panel close to a window.
The devices caught fire but the flames went out on their own.
Only part of the antique door and part of the wooden flooring were damaged.
It was the second attack in less than a month, the first being before dawn on September 25.
“I am fearful that there could be an attack during the day if it is left unchecked,” Lakhan said at a press conference at the office on October 22.
“What prevents someone from throwing a Molotov cocktail over the fence in the middle of the day while driving by? I often work late hours, and now I feel fearful and apprehensive.”
The attorney said she feels as though she is being watched and worries that, if the matter is not addressed swiftly, she could become the victim of a third attack.
Lakhan recalled that in the first incident, a Molotov cocktail was thrown over the fence and hit the front door. The blaze burned for about two hours but did not spread to the rest of the building.
Trinidad & Tobago: Assembly of Southern Lawyers president’s office firebombed – again
