Government official: We've got Hart's cell phone number and he remains available
A senior Government source said yesterday that the authorities could not stop former UDeCOTT chairman, Calder Hart, from leaving the jurisdiction.
Told that many were asking why Hart was allowed to leave the country on Saturday following his resignation, the source asked: ’On what basis can you stop someone from travelling? What should we do? Forget the law? Take his passport from him because some people in Trinidad and Tobago want blood regardless?’
The senior Government source added,’We must demonstrate our respect and commitment to the democratic principles enshrined in our Constitution and respect for the rule of law, hallmarks of a first world country.
We cannot stop a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago from getting on a plane and going anywhere, or going on the beach or playing football for that matter.’
The source confirmed that Hart’s attorneys have assured Attorney General John Jeremie that he is ’available for questioning at any time that the authorities wish to speak to him’, providing details of his whereabouts and phone numbers as well as his date of intended return.
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