Jamaat al Muslimeen leader - returns home

Leader of  the Jamaat al Muslimeen, a Muslim group in Trinidad and Tobago, Yasin Abu Bakr, has returned home

Abu Bakr, who was denied entry to Jamaica on Wednesday, was escorted on a special flight accompanied by members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force early Thursday(October 16) and handed over to Trinidadian law enforcement personnel at Piarco International Airport.

Threat?

Meanwhile, Fuad Abu Bakr, the son of the  Jamaat al Muslimeen leader, is rejecting claims by the Jamaican authorities that his father was a threat to national security.

Fuad Abu Bakr is questioning how his father, who he claims does not have a criminal conviction, could be a threat to national security in Jamaica.

He is also questioning whether his father's rejection is a regional immigration issue or the mischievous work of  politicians in Trinidad and Tobago or Jamaica.

According to Fuad Abu Bakr, the family flew to Jamaica for a six-day visit to his sister who is studying medicine at the University of  the West Indies, Mona campus.

He disclosed that his father was also invited to be a guest at the anniversary of  the Million Man March to be held on Sunday in Kingston.

Fuad Abu Bakr says the family has been in contact with Trinidad and Tobago High Commissioner to Jamaica, Dr. Iva Camille Gloudon, who has been assisting with the situation.