Process server Mark Adams—who admits to being anti-PNM, and who has made coersion allegations against Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi—says he does not sell out his friends.
Adams is the alleged “whistle-blower” in text messages which UNC MP Roodal Moonilal revealed in Parliament last Thursday. Moonilal used alleged texts, accusing high public officials of conspiracy to tap the phones of UNC Senator Gerald Ramdeen and break into his office. Al-Rawi has deemed it fabrication.
Adams, a process server for Ramdeen, still works for him “off and on”, he said, adding Ramdeen is his friend. “You don’t sell out your friends,” he added.
Adams, who said he has a “well documented criminal history”, said he served two years in jail up to 1998 for trafficking marijuana, but was not questioned by police for alleged sexual offences.
Adams, who claimed to have helped conceptualise the PP’s Life Sport programme, said he also calls as friend, former PP sport minister Anil Roberts and former Life Sport jefe Rajee Ali (accused in the Seetahal matter).
He also cited former PP AG Anand Ramlogan as a friend.
Adams was the process server for the PP’s election petitions against PNM on the 2015 general election results. He attempted to serve documents on Al-Rawi and this issue was referred to at a briefing by Ramdeen and others.
Adams claimed he got a call in February 2016 from a PNM activist that the “AG wanted to see me”.
He claimed he later got a text message and when he called the number it was the AG’s . He did not call again until the PNM activist asked him to.
When he did, he alleged he was asked for a meeting. One was held at St Paul’s Church, he alleged, claiming he met the AG three times in late 2016.
He claimed at a meeting at the AG’s office “He asked if there was any document in Ramdeen’s office representing bank records. I said for us to get anything, I’ll have to break the man office. To my surprise, I was told ‘do what you have to.’”
Adams claimed he asked for “help” with his transportation costs and was supplied with $1,500 and recording equipment allegedly brought to him by Netram Kowlessar. The latter was the Central Authority’s head. He did not answer calls.
Adams claimed he later went to POS CID and gave Inspector Jarahir a report alleging the AG tried to coerce him. He claimed Jarahir told him to return since they would have more work to do, “But I couldn’t get him after. It lapsed for a year.”
He said he returned last Monday—before Moonilal’s revelation—and made another report to Corporal Seelal. He said he was supposed to give a statement last Thursday, “But they weren’t there and rescheduled to next week.”
He alleged Seelal called him after Moonilal’s revelations and said a probe was being launched and to bring all evidence. Yesterday, the Guardian was told by CID (at 12.30 pm) Seelal and Jarahir were not there.