The investigation of former APNU+AFC Member of Parliament (MP) Charrandass Persaud, who is accused of accepting a bribe and voting with the PPP/C on the December 21 motion of no confidence will only continue once “other witnesses” comes forward.
Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan made this disclosure on Wednesday while he was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event held at the Officers Training Centre, Camp Street.
“That investigation will continue if we are going to get other witnesses coming forward. Right now none of the other witnesses want to come forward but we have a fair idea what happened,” Ramjattan said.
WHAT EVER HAPPENS TO ALL THE EVIDENCES AS CLAIMED BY RAMJAT AND THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE. I am sure they can find the trail of payment and that’s enough to present in a court for prosecution... I will conclude they both lied and mislead the nation.
Top Cop says police have ‘corroborating statements’ in Charrandass Persaud probe – will approach Canada, if necessary, to question former MP
Jan 19, 2019 News 2 Comments
Police have received ‘corroboration’ from gold dealers who were interviewed during an ongoing probe into bribery and other allegations against former Member of Parliament Charrandass Persaud.
Commissioner of Police Leslie James made this disclosure yesterday while telling journalists that the Force
Commissioner of Police Leslie James speaks to journalists during yesterday’s press briefing
’s investigation has “gone a significant way,” and that the police may approach Canadian officials ‘if necessary’ to have Persaud extradited for questioning.
James confirmed that Persaud, a Canadian citizen, is under investigation into allegations of bribery and the reported shipping of gold out of Guyana.
“I would say that we have gone a significant way so far (in our investigation) (and) there may be a need for us to speak with Mr. Persaud,” Commissioner James told journalists while giving a promised update of the investigation.
The state-owned Guyana Chronicle in a front page article Monday quoted Vice President, Khemraj Ramjattan, as telling a local television show that law enforcement authorities are investigating a bribery link to the former MP’s support of the no-confidence vote.
Ramjattan, who is also Minister of Public Security, indicated that there is “absolutely a connection with bribery.”
He was quoted as saying that a big sum of money was involved
