PMQT: Telephone Interceptions: A 'National Security Act' to Prevent Surveillance Abuse

During a session in the National Assembly on Tuesday, Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam stated that any illegal interception of communications is a direct violation of the Constitution and fundamental freedoms. He was responding to a question from MP Adrien Duval regarding the use of telecommunications interception in the fight against crime and the safeguards against abuses.

In his reply, the head of the government recalled that the previous regime...