THE Trinidad and Tobago Chapter of Transparency International (TTTI) has described the Civil Asset Recovery and Management and Unexplained Wealth Act, 2019, as having “real teeth”.

But it notes there is a gap in its transparency framework because of the absence of campaign finance laws.

Contacted on Saturday for comment on High Court judge Margaret Mohammed on Friday granting an Order to the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) compelling the PNM to explain its funding for the construction of Balisier House, Port of Spain, the TTTI acknowledged that the legislation was a good demonstration of transparency legislation doing what it was designed to do since it gave the courts a mechanism to compel any person or entity-regardless of political affiliation-to explain assets that appear disproportionate to their known lawful income.