UNC MP: What about ‘Turkey nine’?

In a statement, Charles said Moses and the Government appear to be “completely lost and out of depth in handling the detention” of these people.

Charles, who was this country’s ambassador to the United Nations before he was recalled to serve as the UNC’s campaign manager and contest the Naparima constituency in last year’s general election, claimed that Government is “woefully unaware of the UN Security Council Resolution S/2014/688.” Charles asked what was being done by the Government to prevent TT nationals from being recruited to join terrorist organisations, in accordance with the provisions of this resolution.

He said when this country decided to co-sponsor the resolution, then opposition leader (now Prime Minister) Dr Keith Rowley opposed then prime minister (now Opposition Leader) Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s decision to do so.

On August 22, National Security Minister Edmund Dillon said Government had not received any official word from the Turkish Government regarding the nine.