The Chairman of the Board of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Rawle Lucas has denied reports that GRA officers carried out any raid on the home of Commissioner General Khurshid Sattaur, who is currently on 200 days leave.
Mr. Lucas told members of the press today that the GRA under the new board intends to give priority to the protection of tax payers’ data and treat all tax information with utmost sanctity.
He said the removal of several items from the home of Commissioner General Khurshid Sattaur was done with agreement from Mr. Sattaur and Sattaur volunteered items that were not necessarily wanted.
Sattaur was asked to proceed on leave by the Board to facilitate a comprehensive audit of the agency by an international firm.
Mr. Lucas clarified that from a total of six vehicles, inclusive of a golf cart, four of those were removed from Sattaur’s home and returned to the GRA. They allowed Mr. Sattaur to keep one vehicle and the golf cart.
In addition, the Agency has also disconnected a linkage that existed from Sattaur’s home to GRA servers. His son who headed the Information Technology Department has since tendered his resignation.
Other information and property were removed from the Commissioner General’s home but the Chairman has insisted that it was only done to ensure the protection of tax payers’ information.
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