TREVOR RESPONDS TO SEARCH

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THA Assembly-man Trevor James in responding to a search at his home by police on Thursday, says said he intends to take legal action in the matter.   He describes the action as nothing short of a political witch-hunt by the PNM. Mr. James along with fellow Assemblymen and joined later by Chief Secretary Farley Augustine held a media conference on the matter, on Friday. Elizabeth Williams was there.

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00:00My lawyers met with me this morning and they will today issue letters to the

00:06licensing, to the transport division and to the police today. The search was

00:12centered around the claims that an inspection sticker was acquired

00:16illegally which Mr. James said is further from the truth. Mr. James said

00:22the search was nothing more than a political witch hunt by the PNM aided by

00:27the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service. It was an attempt by officers from

00:32Trinidad possibly instructed by politicians in Trinidad to undertake

00:39this action to say to Tobago the people that you have elected are of no

00:46consequence to us and we can do to them as we please. Chief Secretary Farley

00:52Augustine said the matter is concerning and is similar to the previous searches

00:56at the homes of assemblymen during the leaked audio tape matter referred to as

01:02audio gate. I really am baffled as to why this heavy-handed operation save and

01:10accept that this has the DNA, the fingerprints of the PNM all over it.

01:17And while the Chief Secretary said Mr. James has the Executive Council support

01:22he expects the political persecution to become worse. I have grown to expect

01:27nothing less than this and I expect in the coming weeks and months as the

01:32country moves towards a general election that it will get worse. I expect some

01:36sleepless nights, I expect some nights that have to pray over some people's

01:40head, I expect I expect a battle unlike any that we have ever faced but in a war

01:48we go like David is never afraid. Elizabeth Williams TV6 News

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