PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar has accused Opposition Leader Dr. Keith Rowley of breaching established conventions in the latest tit-for-tat over the “emailgate” scandal that continues to stir political emotions in Trinidad and Tobago.
Speaking at a public meeting of the ruling United National Congress (UNC) – the biggest partner in the three-party People’s Coalition government – Persad Bissessar said that Rowley’s “secret” meeting with the chairman of the Integrity Commission, Ken Gordon ahead of his disclosure of the emails in Parliament “strikes at the very heart of our system of governance and the independence of our institutions in this country”.
“I am of the view that the Opposition Leader acted improperly and in breach of established conventions. As I leave here tonight, I ask whether Dr Rowley should not be charged for misconduct in public office,” she told supporters in the UNC stronghold constituency of Chaguanas West on Monday night.