Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley says police discovered a sophisticated laser spying device at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
The statement contradicts the position of Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar who told Parliament on Wednesday that no spying devices had ever been found at the DPP’s office.
She was dismissing the contents of the emails read by Rowley, in May 2013, which referred to spying on the DPP’s office, among other criminal acts in the Emailgate affair.
Rowley speaking during a political meeting held in Malabar in Arima on Wednesday night made reference to confidential national security documents dated May 24, 2013, sent to then National Security Minister Emmanuel George.
The T&T Guardian had exclusively reported on May 24, 2013, that a sophisticated laser spying device was discovered in Gaspard’s office at the height of the Section 34 controversy.
T&T Guardian investigations had revealed the device was detected in November 2012 inside the conference room of the DPP’s office at the Winsure Building, Richmond Street, Port-of-Spain.
“This is a prima facie case where the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions was subject to somebody’s interest and all of that was happening when the DPP was handling the matter of businessmen Ishwar Galbaransingh and Steve Ferguson. They wanted to know what the DPP was doing with his staff and decisions he was making,” Rowley said.
He also accused Persad-Bissessar of misleading the country.