THE Prime Minister has sent a pre-action protocol letter to whistleblower Akil Abdullah for allegations that Abdullah made against him.
Abdullah's allegations formed the basis of claims made by THA Chief Secretary Farley Augustine that Dr Rowley and other high-ranking government and police officials were part of a conspiracy to bring his administration down.
Rowley also declared that Augustine was out of place to tell him he did not understand the THA Act.
He described Augustine as an "upstart" who would soon learn his lesson.
Rowley made his statements during an interview on TV6's Morning Edition on Thursday.
He said a pre-action protocol letter has been sent by his personal lawyers to "the so-called whistleblower who has participated in the commission of this monstrous lie, implicating me in serious criminal conduct."
"I have taken some legal action."
Abdullah has a certain period in which to respond to Rowley's attorneys.
Focusing on Augustine, Rowley said, "The chief secretary clearly has difficulty respecting his elders."
He added, "He will very soon learn that he will have to respect his betters."
Rowley said Augustine was wrong to claim that he did not understand the THA Act.
"You have just put your toe in the water and just come to the public, is a kind of arrogance that is unbecoming of somebody in the news."
After describing Augustine as a disappointment, Rowley said, "I am not going to be the arbiter of his statements."
He said there was no comparison between Augustine's statements in the assembly on July 19 and the emailgate matter he (Rowley) raised as opposition leader in Parliament in May 2013.
Rowley said, "To compare what I did in the Parliament and what he did, there is a fundamental difference."
He recalled bringing documents to Parliament that he believed warranted an investigation.
"I went to the Parliament by way of a motion which allowed the entire parliament to respond to what I laid there."
In July 2019, the police investigation into emailgate was closed after the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) was not satisfied that information in documents provided by Rowley to Parliament offered a realistic prospect of conviction of anyone for the offence of misconduct in public office or any other offences.
Then police commissioner Gary Griffith said the documents could not be traced as they were typed by someone and there was no electronic footprint.
In contrast, Rowley said, "He (Augustine) went to the assembly with a statement which could not be challenged by anybody."
He said Augustine sought to cover that statement with the blanket of the assembly's privileges.
Rowley maintained that the assembly's standing orders say "that the conduct of the prime minister ought not to be raised in the assembly except by way of a substantive motion."
What is worse, he said, is that Augustine is "being egged on by people who should know better."
Rowley reiterated, "I will take my due from what the law permits.
He said, "That is why I am going to
