PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Former prime minister Dr Keith Rowley, Monday, stated he had been detained on a stopover in Antigua and Barbuda and that his identify had been positioned on a watch record of the Paris-based Worldwide Police (INTERPOL).
Rowley, a skilled geologist who stepped down from lively politics in April, stated that he was on his strategy to Montserrat to take part in actions marking the thirtieth anniversary of the Montserrat Volcano Observatory’s Scientific Opening final Monday when he was stopped.
Rowley described the ordeal as a dastardly act of political persecution, accusing state entities in Trinidad and Tobago of fabricating and executing what he referred to as a “vicious defamation marketing campaign.
“This isn’t only a mistake, it’s a deliberate, calculated try to tarnish my identify on a global stage,” Rowley advised a information convention, including, “it’s state-sponsored slander”.
Rowley, who stated he was surprised to study that Trinidad and Tobago authorities might have brought on his identify to be flagged internationally, has since referred to as on each Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar and Police Commissioner Allister Guevarro to point what position they performed in having his identify positioned on the INTERPOL watch record.
“What crime or curiosity do I pose that justifies this?” Rowley requested. “Let the folks of this nation know what you’re accusing me of—as a result of I’ve achieved nothing mistaken.”
“If this may be achieved to a former prime minister, think about what could be achieved to the common citizen,” he added.
