Panday: Six Israeli spies in TT

ON the eve of election, Opposition Leader Basdeo Panday has revealed that there are six Israeli secret agents currently in the country. And the job of the agents, Panday told his supporters in Central Trinidad yesterday, was to spy on the citizens of Trinidad and Tobago. Citizens go to the polls tomorrow to vote in Local Government elections. Panday also warned that there was a plot by the ruling People’s National Movement to use employees of CEPEP as a para-military force to intimidate United National Congress supporters tomorrow. It was the UNC’s rally held at Saith Park, Chaguanas, yesterday where Panday warned supporters of the party against what he described as an emerging pattern of harassment and intimidation which he feared would culminate tomorrow, voting day, in threats against UNC supporters. Rain threatened to rain out the proceedings and less that 2,000 people braved the weather. Panday said: “I want to make a revelation of what is taking place. I want the PNM to deny that there are six Israeli agents in Trinidad. And the task of these Israelis is to mobilise a spy system to spy on the citizens of Trinidad and Tobago.” 

Panday did not support his claim but instead called on the PNM to deny that Israeli agents were not in the country. The Government imported sensitive equipment into the country a year ago, but explained that the various pieces of devices were to be used by the police service, particularly the Anti-Kidnapping Squad, in the detection of certain types of crimes. Most of the equipment is Israeli-made and according to officials of the National Security Ministry, personnel were expected to arrive in Trinidad and Tobago to train locals in the use of the equipment. Panday has claimed that the secret service agents, whom he said are currently in Trinidad and Tobago, is politically motivated. Panday also told supporters to be on the lookout for persons dressed in the blue uniform of CEPEP, at various polling booths. The UNC political leader said that he had information that certain CEPEP gangs have been hired to disrupt voting in certain districts in Chaguanas as well as in San Fernando.