The cabinet received no advice from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service, but got information from the service and acted upon details received.
This is the explanation given by Prime Minister, Dr Keith Rowley, with respect to adjustment made in the leadership of the Strategic Services Agency by the Cabinet.
The response was given by Dr Rowley in the context of a question from Member of Parliament for Oropouche East, Dr Roodal Moonilal, who wanted to know whether the “threat to national security”, that led to the swift removal of the Head of the Strategic Services Agency by the Cabinet, originated from information and or advice from the TTPS.
Dr Rowley said the process will be allowed to take its course.
He said no when asked to indicate whether any of the critical surveillance and intelligence gathering work of the SSA have been suspended by the recent removal of the Head of the agency.