The Opposition Leader broke her silence on Wednesday to condemn human trafficking, days after it was alleged that members of her party were involved in the illicit trade.

A 2022 US report on human trafficking found that senior government officials were involved in the activity, which Prime Minister

Dr. Keith Rowley last Friday alleged was in reference to Opposition members.

His claim was supported by at least two former members of the People’s Partnership government, Devant Maharaj and Vasant Bharath.

In a statement on Wednesday afternoon, UNC leader Kamla Persad Bissessar says she supports the TTPS investigating the allegations, and called on everyone who is making same to provide documented evidence to police.

“I call on everyone who is making allegations to now provide documented evidence to the TTPS to support the allegations they have made. The time for hearsay and mauvais langue is over,” she said.

“I reiterate the call by MP Charles for The COP to interview Keith Rowley first and foremost since he (Rowley) started the furore when he claimed in Parliament to have conducted wide-ranging investigations on the matter. We need the factual basis of the information he supplied to Parliament last Friday,” Persad-Bissessar added.