PNM PRO Faris Al-Rawi later said Rowley was aware the e-mails had discrepancies but that he’d said he would take them to Parliament in the same format he had received them, in order to be investigated. Richardson, whose probe team includes a police cyber crime unit, said yesterday the investigation was probably not going at the pace people wanted, but certain aspects were out of the police jurisdiction such as involving e-mail providers. “So we can’t decide on things and say next week. If I had the authority to compel them to assist, it might be different, but I can’t do that since law doesn’t allow it...so we just have to wait.” ”But things are happening in the probe—I can’t be specific with you—we’re trying to see how fast we can progress the situation.”
Richardson said he had a project management schedule chart on which he’s been ticking off what items have been dealt with so far. He declined to say how much has been ticked off, save to add: “We have a way to go again but not much, it’s a little way,” Richardson said the items which were not within police jurisdiction were the ones that they still had some way to go on. He said he had no problem with any probe that might also be done on the issue by the Integrity Commission and if the commission decided to investigate the matter and needed police input, he’d assist. “I have no problem with that. The commission is an independent body. You can have two separate probes,” Richardson added.
The PM’s attorney, Israel Khan said there’s been no further word from the police to his client. Local Government Minister Suruj Rambachan and the AG said their attorneys hadn’t been contacted by the police again either. Al-Rawi said police haven’t sought another meeting with Rowley following their initial meeting. Al-Rawi said PNM is ready to hand over all information to the Integrity Commission for any probe it might do. Public relations officer of the Integrity Commission Mervyn Crichlow said the commission met up to yesterday, but couldn’t comment on any matters before the commission and couldn’t say if the IC would probe the e-mails.
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Richardson had no comment on last week’s statement by Deputy DPP Joan Honore-Paul concerning comments by acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams. Honore-Paul had said Williams’ statement that the e-mails were “fake” ahead of conclusion of the probe was irresponsible. Williams in London later told the T&T Guardian he wasn’t in a position to comment on newspaper articles purported to be the Deputy DPP’s statement, but would return from London by today.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Gail Alexander
Quelle/Source: Trinidad Guardian, 23.07.2013
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