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UWI political analyst Dr Bishnu Ragoonath said only Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar can determine Housing Minister David Lee's political future.

Ragoonath made this comment in a telephone interview on October 8, in relation to the re-arrest and charging of Lee on October 7.

In a statement on the same day, Persad-Bissessar said, "We have respect for the courts of the land. Minister Lee was acquitted of these allegations before. Now that the charges have been relaid, we have confidence in the courts to deliver a just result."