PM: Tell me AG’s offence

He made the comment yesterday in response to a question posed during the post-Cabinet media conference held at the Office of the Prime Minister, St Clair. Persad-Bissessar in a statement called for Al-Rawi to resign or be fired. This was in response to Oropouche MP Dr Roodal Moonilal presentation of photographs of children holding firearms during the Budget debate in the Lower House. He said the children resembled children of top Government officials and said he would like to show Al-Rawi to see if the Attorney General recognised anyone.

Al-Rawi has neither confirmed nor denied that the children in the photographs but did report that his family was invited by the Defence Force for a “threat assessment” after he received death threats last year. He has condemned Moonilal, who has also called for his removal, for “a smear campaign” that targets children. According to the Defence Force the family was hosted at Camp Cumuto last October after the AG received death threats.

Senior public affairs officer of the Defence Force Major Al Alexander has said none of Al-Rawi family took part in the exercise.