Al Rawi: More litigation coming

“Trinidad and Tobago has awakened to work which has been going on for a considerable amount of time,” Al Rawi said, adding, “We have been telling the population on a continuous basis that action is being taken, there is a lot more action to come to the fore.” Speaking at the San Fernando City Hall prior to a tour of the San Fernando West constituency with Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan, Al Rawi noted that the previous People’s Partnership Administration spent $1.2 billion in legal fees without any success in court.

“This government is taking a very quiet and dedicated approach in dealing with corruption, you will see that we have passed over certain information to the police and you are beginning to see some of that work coming into the public domain. What I can tell you is that you will see in the civil courts, fruits which would have been ripened very shortly,” he said.

“So that we assure you that we are taking a very dedicated but measured approach to how we deal with corruption and the allegation of corruption and I want to tell you that this is not confined to the past Administration only, wherever corruption raises its head, including under a PNM government, you will see that we will take action with transparency,” Al Rawi said.

Asked about the ongoing controversy regarding the Chief Justice and whether he should tender his resignation as being requested by the Law Association, Al Rawi said he did think the executive arm of government should become involved with the judicial arm.

“The executive has no role in the judiciary, we simply take note of developments. There is an active democracy in this country, certain quarters have come out and been very democratic in their purpose, but government has no role in the positioning between the judiciary and certain elements that are questioning it,” Al Rawi said.