As the Government continues to face questions over a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed with the United States concerning third-country nationals (TCNs), senior attorney and businessman Howard Mitchell has rejected comparisons with a previous security agreement signed under former National Security Minister Dr Peter Phillips.

Taking a similar posture as Opposition Leader Mark Golding did last week, Mitchell told The Sunday Gleaner that the two arrangements are fundamentally different in purpose and effect.

“The contents are not the same. The intention is not the same. One was to protect the security of the nation and the other is likely to negatively impact the security of the nation, if the United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio is to be believed on the individuals the US is removing from that country,” Mitchell said.