Persad-Bissessar told Parliament on October 14, "Mr Speaker, pre-action protocol letters, on behalf of Petrotrin, have been authorised for commencement of legal proceedings against several members of the Prof Kenneth Julien board for negligence, breach of statutory duty."
Julien said the statement by the Prime Minister was not correct since he has never served on the board of the state company. Julien said the Prime MInister "described me to be a member of the board of Petrotrin. This is totally false and it is untruthful".
He added that his professional record is well documented locally, regionally and internationally as professor of engineering, founding president of the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) and his leadership role in the energy sector.
"This record of achievement can stand the scrutiny of the current witch-hunt, which also has a negative effect of inhibiting talented and willing individuals from participating in the development of the country," Julien declared.
Attorney General Anand Ramlogan told the Express newspaper he cannot comment on whether the Prime Minister may have made an error as he did not have the official Parliament Hansard before him.
"I haven't seen the Hansard, so I can't comment on that; what I can say is that he is being sued as the former head of eTecK (Evolving Tecknologies and Enterprise Development Company Ltd)."
"Ken Julien is the former chairman of eTecK, and he is a defendant in a matter that is presently before the courts. That matter is now sub judice and Prof Julien will have his day in court," Ramlogan stated.
Former attorney general John Jeremie was Julien's attorney in the matter.
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