OROPOUCHE East MP Dr Roodal Moonilal says members of the Opposition have been designated as "targets" by the government which is trying to get whistleblowers to accuse them of corruption.
He also challenged the Prime Minister to say whether Government is paying money to foreign law firms to get whistleblowers to make unfounded claims against Opposition members.
In his response to Dr Rowley who piloted debate on the Whistleblower Protection Bill 2022 in the House of Representatives on Friday, Moonilal reflected on Rowley's statements that threats were made to kill him, while he was opposition leader, by people who were involved in corruption.
Rowley said, as opposition leader he was being driven around in a bulletproof vehicle because of the threats.
While he condemned those who threaten the lives of public officials, Moonilal asked if Rowley was still being driven in a bulletproof vehicle. He said if this was so, then "crime is out of control and the Minister of National Security is out of control too."
After asking why Rowley and not Hinds was piloting the bill, Moonilal asked if the debate was "a distraction from the countless scandals (facing the Government)." He alleged some of those scandals included Government paying the litigation expenses of whistleblowers through foreign law firms, so they could implicate UNC members in corruption.
"I have seen with my own eyes and heard with my own ears that we are referred to as targets."
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