Resignation out of the question for Brassington

‘Jail’ as long as malfeasance is established – Opposition

Resignation is out of the question for Executive Director of the National Industrial and Commercial

Winston Brassington

Investments Limited (NICIL) Winston Brassington should malfeasance be established against him.

This was the retort by A Partnership for National Unity’s (APNU) Carl Greenidge in response to Brassington’s charge that should wrong doing be established against him then he will resign.

According to Greenidge it matters not whether Brassington resigns or not; “as long as the law has been breached then it has to take its course.”

The Former Finance Minister told this publication that Winston Brassington is a public official and that the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act (FMA) provide recourse for public officials and public monies.

Section 85 of the FMA states: An official who – (a) falsifies any account, statement, receipt or other record issued or kept for the purposes of this Act, the Regulations, the Finance  Circulars or any other instrument made under this Act; (b) conspires or colludes with any other person to defraud the State or make opportunity for any person to  defraud the State; or (c) knowingly permits any other  person to contravene any  provision of this Act, is guilty of an indictable offence and liable on conviction to a fine of two million dollars and to imprisonment for three years.

Brassington is quoted in at least two sections of the media yesterday that should corruption be proved against him then he is willing to quit his position at NICIL.

Brassington selectively met with two reporters but sidelined the Kaieteur News requests for an interview as well as a scheduled meeting.

Alliance for Change (AFC) Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan is already on record that a resignation will not be the end of the NICIL issue and that should there be established malfeasance then Brassington should face the penalty.

Carl Greenidge

He has sounded the warning bell that he intends to haul Brassington before the Parliamentary Economic Services Committee for interrogation by what is expected to be an Opposition dominated forum.

Brassington has already indicated a hesitation to appear before the committee. He is reported as saying that “Prove Corruption and I will quit.”