Speaking at the post cabinet media briefing, Persad-Bissessar said the letter dated Thursday August 4th, 2011 contradicts claimed made buy the opposition.
One week ago she read a letter from the Commission stating that it is not investigating any charges against her. However opposition Senator Fitzgerald Hinds told reporters Wednesday that Persad-Bissessar did not tell the whole truth. The Prime Minister immediately wrote to the commission seeking clarification.
One week ago she read a letter from the Commission stating that it is not investigating any charges against her. However opposition Senator Fitzgerald Hinds told reporters Wednesday that Persad-Bissessar did not tell the whole truth. The Prime Minister immediately wrote to the commission seeking clarification.
On Thursday the shoe was on the other foot as it was the Prime Minister whop stated that based on the information she received from the commission Hinds was not telling the truth.
Persad-Bissessar read the to the media:
"Re: allegation of a pending complaint against the Honourable Prime Minister.
"Your letter dated August 3rd, 2011 on the caption subject refers, I have been directed by the Integrity Commission to advise you that as of the above date (August 4th), there is no complaint against you in relation to any matter before the Commission."
She said this is not the first time the opposition has made false accusations. She reminded reporters of the matter of the leader of the opposition accusing the Attorney General of visiting the Trinidad and Tobago mission in New York and making statements about the ethnic composition of the diplomatic office.
Persad-Bissessar read the to the media:
"Re: allegation of a pending complaint against the Honourable Prime Minister.
"Your letter dated August 3rd, 2011 on the caption subject refers, I have been directed by the Integrity Commission to advise you that as of the above date (August 4th), there is no complaint against you in relation to any matter before the Commission."
She said this is not the first time the opposition has made false accusations. She reminded reporters of the matter of the leader of the opposition accusing the Attorney General of visiting the Trinidad and Tobago mission in New York and making statements about the ethnic composition of the diplomatic office.
"The evidence in black and white was clear. That the AG had never visited those Missions and therefore was not in any position to make remarks to anyone at any of those Missions that Dr Rowley alleged," Persad-Bissessar said.
"That pattern of behaviour, I am saying there are lies and lies and lies and this is what has happened with respect to the matter. We see letters and lies. I am saying here this letter gives the lie to the allegations being made by Senator Hinds.
"I am very concerned in the regard because what happens, the Opposition is taking one point and stretching it into a million things. We see the lies, repeated lies as their modus operandi, a pattern of behaviour that has developed amongst them," she added.
Hinds told reporters he stands by his statements.
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Persad-Bissessar said many lies - its a political game.
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