Yasin abu bakr biography of mahatma
Bloody 1990 attempted coup Bakr’s legacy!
Newsday TT
Yasin Abu Bakr became leader of the Jamaat Al Muslimeen in the early s. His first brush with the law came in when the Port-of-Spain City Corporation filed an injunction against the Jamaat to stop them from erecting a mosque on lands belonging to the Corporation at 1 Mucurapo Road, St James.
Yasin abu bakr biography of mahatma
Bakr defied the order and was sent to prison for 21 days for contempt of court by Madame Justice Jean Permanand. In that same year, Bakr lost one of his close lieutenants, Abdul Kareem, who was stabbed to death while in police custody in St James.
Bakr was again the centre of attention in April when members of the Regiment and Police occupied a parcel of State lands at Mucurapo Road to prevent the Muslimeen from constructing a school building. He filed an injunction to keep the army and police off the lands.
His biggest moment came on July 27, , when he led more than Muslimeen members to stage a coup in Trinidad. He led a section which took over TTT and Radio Trinidad, while Bila