00:00The Express reported today that High Court Judge Margaret Muhammad on Friday granted an order to the TTPS to compel
00:07the PNM to explain its funding for the multi-million dollar construction of its headquarters.
00:13The party issued a release today rejecting any suggestion that there was any improper, unlawful or secretive about the funding
00:21of its headquarters or fundraising activities undertaken by the party over many years ago.
00:28It emphasized that Balizé House and the land on which it stands were acquired by the PNM over 65 years
00:35ago.
00:36The release said, quote,
00:38For well over 15 years, the People's National Movement has engaged in lawful fundraising through party activities, public appeals, initiatives
00:47and voluntary donations from thousands of members, supporters and well-wishers who believed in preserving one of Trinidad and Tobago's
00:55most enduring democratic institutions.
00:58End quote.
00:59The party said what is now unfolding did not begin with these reported court proceedings, but started with a deliberate
01:06public smear campaign by the United National Congress against the People's National Movement.
01:11It party pointed out that the campaign then escalated through the abuse of parliamentary privilege where serious unsubstantiated allegations were
01:20made against the PNM under the protection of parliament.
01:23It added, it has now progressed to the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service allegedly seeking and receiving judicial authority to
01:32pursue what is a politically motivated witch hunt.
01:35End quote.
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