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Dr Roodal Moonilal.
The government on Monday dismissed allegations of spying made by Oropouche East MP Dr Roodal Moonilal on social media show Douglar Politics on Saturday. The show is hosted by opposition senator Anil Roberts.
Moonilal said: “Espionage is their (PNM) priority and I will tell you about it now.”
He displayed what he claimed to be a Cabinet note dated November 16, 2018.
Moonilal claimed the document spoke of the creation of “memorandums of agreement and non-disclosure agreements with strict confidentiality provisions between government ministries, legal authorities and other identified legal entities”.
He said one of the entities involved is the Strategic Services Agency (SSA).
Moonilal alleged that the SSA is run by political appointees of the government.
“The National Security Council consists of politicians. I have been a member of this for five years (under the former UNC-led People’s Partnership government).
He also claimed that the document showed that private companies, including telecommunications providers, had to sign non-disclosure agreements to provide information to the SSA.
Moonilal claimed that this information could be given directly to senior government officials.
He said the information could include e-mail and banking information.
“This government is breaking the law. This is the work of a dictator of the highest order.”
In response, the Minister of Communication Symon De Nobriga said: “The UNC has made a concerted effort to take to social media at every opportunity it can to make the most outlandish comments that are at the heart of their ongoing disinformation campaign. “
In this case, De Nobriga continued, “It comes at just the right time to try to shift attention away from the economic recovery highlighted in our just-completed Spotlight on the Economy.”
Describing the opposition as nothing more than a theater of distraction and misdirection, De Nobriga said the population sees the actions of its various actors.
“These social media broadcasts are carried out without immediate media scrutiny and questioning, which is the complete opposite of how this Government does its business.”
De Nobriga said: “In the absence of this review, any sense of decency has apparently been thrown out and it’s now a race to see which of them can make the strangest statement and report it.”
He said the average citizen had no time to waste in the UNC theater.
“We saw the true nature of the opposition as a whole with its refusal to participate in the regional showcase that was the Agri Forum and Expo, the boycott of all national independence celebrations, the opposition leader’s comments about the rejection of war for independence and most recently no show in our Spotlight on the Economy.”
De Nobriga said it is unfortunate that every opportunity the Opposition has to contribute to a national conversation oriented towards the best possible future for TT, they have “dragd the flag”.
He observed, “They excel at seeming to represent their brand.”
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