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Retired Justice Zainool Hosein is chairman of the Integrity Commission and worked in Khan’s Justitia Omnibus Law Chambers as a consultant before he was made chairman of the IC in November 2014. Khan is Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s attorney in the Emailgate affair.<\/p>\n Khan said yesterday that he did send letters to the Commission with Hosein’s name on the letterhead-but this was prior to his appointment in 2014.<\/p>\n “The day he (Hosein) was appointed we removed his name from the letterhead and from the building,” said Khan. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n Rowley: Any letter with Hosein’s name worrisome<\/B><\/BIG><\/p>\n By Ria Taitt Any letter leaving the Chambers of Israel Khan SC dealing with the Emailgate issue which bears on the letterhead the name of Zainool Hosein, now Chairman of the Integrity Commission, is worrisome.<\/p>\n This is according to Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley who maintained yesterday that Hosein ought to have recused himself from this investigation.<\/p>\n “Israel Khan is a senior Counsel, is he pretending not to know about apparent bias?”.<\/p>\n Rowley referred to one of the letters on which Hosein’s name appeared on the letterhead.<\/p>\n That five-page letter, dated May 2013, was written to former Integrity Commission Chairman Ken Gordon in which Khan asked Gordon to “disqualify” himself from any participation in the Emailgate investigation on the grounds of “apparent political bias”. The letter called on Gordon to recuse himself from “any and all complaints and investigations pertaining to members of the Government and the Opposition”, noting that “your participating in any process …is bound to lead to applications for judicial review on the ground of apparent political bias”.<\/p>\n Noting that Hosein was part of Khan’s law chamber when that request was made by Khan, and when a number of letters were written to the Integrity Commission on the Emailgate matter on behalf of the Prime Minister and others, Rowley asked: “How come they all them knew about apparent bias then? How come they were quick to call for Ken Gordon’s head? But now they (Government) can see no conflict of interest, no apparent bias?” (Gordon did recuse himself from the Emailgate probe and Justice Sebastian Ventour, who was then Deputy Chairman, took the lead in this matter). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n Rowley on Emailgate probe: Hosein\u2019s name on letterhead of PM\u2019s lawyer<\/B><\/BIG><\/p>\n By Renuka Singh A red tide swept through the Rowley kept his finger on hot political topics including government misspending, Section 34 and the recent collapse of the Integrity Commission. He said the Prime Minister\u2019s attorney, Israel Khan, wrote to the Integrity Commission calling for the termination of the investigation on a letterhead that bore the name of chairman of the Integrity Commission, Zainool Hosein.<\/p>\n \u201cSo the law firm looking to request the termination of the investigation a person listed on the letterhead of that law firm, is the person to terminate the investigation,\u201d he said. Rowley said if the investigations showed that the e-mails are fake, so be it but he criticised Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar for retaining a criminal lawyer, to pressure the Integrity Commission for a statement.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Prime Minister decided it was time to exonerate herself,\u201d he said. Responding to Persad-Bissessar\u2019s claim that she did not interfere or influence the Integrity Commissions decision, the PNM leader declared: \u201cMadam Prime Minister, you are not speaking the truth.\u201d Rowley further claimed that Khan had interceded on her behalf. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n MSJ leader: Presidents getting appointments wrong<\/B><\/BIG><\/p>\n By Nikita Braxton Abdulah said: “Nobody has trust and confidence in the three persons who remain. We have seen press reports where, horror of horrors, the letter that was sent to the Integrity Commission by Mr Israel Khan, senior counsel on behalf of Mrs Kamla Persad-Bissessar with respect to the Emailgate issue, that the chairman of the Integrity Commission, former Justice Zainool Hosein, his name appeared as an attorney on the letterhead of the chambers.”<\/p>\n MSJ’s political leader said the only course of action will be for President Anthony Carmona to remove the three remaining members of the present Commission and appoint a new one. <\/p>\n “If he fails to do so, he would have failed the people of Trinidad and Tobago,” said Abdulah LIES & LETTERS By Anna Ramdass May 25, 2015 – trinidadexpress.com Israel Khan SC has denied a claim by Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley that the letter he (Khan) wrote to the Integrity Commission (IC) demanding that the Emailgate probe be concluded had Zainool Hosein’s name on the letterhead. Retired Justice Zainool Hosein is chairman … Continue reading Rowley: Hosein\u2019s name on letterhead of PM\u2019s lawyer<\/span> 
<\/a>Israel Khan SC has denied a claim by Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley that the letter he (Khan) wrote to the Integrity Commission (IC) demanding that the Emailgate probe be concluded had Zainool Hosein’s name on the letterhead.<\/p>\n
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\nKhan has challenged Rowley to head to the courts to seek justice if he believes that the Integrity Commission’s decision to terminate Emailgate was questionable.<\/p>\n
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\nMay 25, 2015 –guardian.co.tt<\/A><\/I><\/p>\nQueen\u2019s Park Savannah<\/strike> [Nelson Mandela Park in St Clair] yesterday as thousands of People National Movement (PNM) supporters gathered for the party\u2019s annual family day. Dubbed a day of fun, it quickly took on the look and feel of a political rally by the time Opposition leader Dr Keith Rowley took the stage just after 4 pm.<\/p>\n
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