PM Phillips condemns opposition’s political exploitation of MV Barima tragedy

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The state-owned Chronicle reports Prime Minister Mark Phillips rejected claims that private citizens or political figures, including Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed, were “ahead” of the government’s search operation, and criticised what he called exploitation of the tragedy “for clicks, likes, and political attention” and the circulation of graphic images. The article states that as of Tuesday 21 July authorities had recovered 53 bodies and rescued 76 people, and says investigators have pointed to an inaccurate manifest and suspected crew drug use as possible contributing factors.

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