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In a Media Release today (Saturday 25th February 2023), Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP, said that Keith Rowley has again “abused the cover of parliamentary privilege to make a complete fool of himself.” She added, “Any primary school student could read the U.S. Report and understand the words ‘Senior Government Officials.’”
Her scathing comments comes a day after Prime Minister Keith Rowley alleged during Parliament on Friday that a United States Trafficking in Persons 2022 Report on human trafficking in Trinidad and Tobago implicated the involvement of United National Congress (UNC) MPs. The Opposition Leader points out that the first section of the Report states: “Corruption and official complicity in trafficking crimes remained significant concerns, inhibiting law enforcement action, and the Government did not take action against Senior Government Officials alleged in 2020 to be involved in human trafficking.” Mrs. Persad-Bissessar questioned, “Can Keith Rowley be so kind as to tell the country which member of the Opposition UNC is currently a Senior Official in his Government?” “The report also clearly states that the Government did not take action on the allegations. There is no one in our country who would believe the Rowley PNM Government would take no action if the alleged Officials were UNC. Clearly PNM Officials are the ones involved. This is a PNM Government which wasted $45 million chasing ghosts at EMBD, paid millions in the Nelson-gate scandal and wasted millions in Email-gate, all with the intention of harassing UNC members. Rowley would have been champing at the bit to go after any UNC Official had they been accused of human trafficking to score political points,” she added. The Media Release concluded by saying, “PNM has already covered up the paedophile ring within their Party and Rowley must take action against the Senior Officials within his PNM Government who have been implicated in this human trafficking scandal. I call on Rowley to treat the scourge of human trafficking seriously and to desist from using such a horrific crime to score cheap political points and distractions, as this is not a joking matter.” We are a small operation. If you've found our articles to be informative, please consider supporting us via PayPal or buying us a coffee. Your contribution is incredibly appreciated and goes a long way. Simply sharing our articles also helps us. Sign up for our free WhatsApp Alerts to be notified as soon as we post breaking news. NEW! Check out our Merchandise Store for high-quality t-shirts, hats and more!
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