Montano seeks AG's help to pursue civil litigation in illegal wiretapping

Former Senator and Attorney at Law Robin Montano is outraged that he was one of the victims of illegal wiretapping and has written Attorney General Anand Ramlogan about what Montano says is a breach of his constitutional right.

In the letter dated November 15, 2010, Montano has given Ramlogan until March 15 next year - four months - to provide him with "a list of all participants and accessories who took part in this gross violation and all matters relevant thereto so that I may pursue civil litigation against those individuals for the violation of my private law rights as may be advised by Counsel."

He made it clear that although he feels that those who committed the break must be punished, he has no immediate plans to take any action since he is mindful that "all of this took place without the knowledge and/or consent of the present Administration."

However he said any subsequent action on his part will be determined to a large extent on how "these violators are handled by the present Administration".

He added, "Following upon your recent announcement I expect that the authorities would probe this matter in a timely fashion to determine whether the participants are guilty of criminal offences and appropriate action is taken to have them all charged."

Section 65 (d) of The Telecommunications Act Chapter 47:31 states: 

"A person who...obstructs or interferes with the sending, transmission, delivery, or reception of any communication...is liable on summary conviction to a fine of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars and to imprisonment for five years, and in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine of ten thousand dollars for each day that the offence continues after conviction."