UNC leader reiterates: Government illegally spying on citizens

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UNC leader reiterates: Government illegally spying on citizens

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Kamla Persad-Bissessar - THE day after the Prime Minister told the country law-abiding citizens were not being spied on, Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar is reiterating that the State is invading ctizens' privacy. In a media release on Wednesday Persad-Bissessar said Minister of Local Government Faris Al-Rawi is a victim, as he is being spied on and his WhatsApp messages monitored. On Monday night she claimed, for the second time in […]

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