{"id":143143,"date":"2021-12-10T10:57:52","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T14:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=143143"},"modified":"2021-12-10T12:14:49","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T16:14:49","slug":"government-responds-to-press-statement-by-asot-michael-concerning-complaint-of-harassment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/government-responds-to-press-statement-by-asot-michael-concerning-complaint-of-harassment\/","title":{"rendered":"Response by the Government to the false claim being spread around by Mr. Asot Michael"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The attention of the Government of Antigua and Barbuda has been brought to a press statement issued by Mr. Asot Michael in which elaborate and false accusations have been made, trying to implicate Prime Minister Gaston Browne in yet another scandal involving Mr. Michael.<\/p>

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According to Mr. Michael\u2019s press statement, he has been accused of harassing an employee of the EMS who has lodged a complaint with the Police. This is not the first time that Mr. Michael has been accused of sexual violations, involving our youth. My government expects the police and prosecution authorities to do all that they can within the law to protect our youth from sexual predators and to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to justice.<\/p>\n

It is Mr. Michael\u2019s normal practice whenever his notorious behaviour becomes public knowledge, to cast himself as a victim and to falsely and maliciously accuse others of conspiring against him. This is his usual attempt to cover-up wrongful deeds and to distract attention from himself.<\/p>

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The Government of Antigua and Barbuda makes it clear that no one in the government, including the Prime Minister, was aware of the complaint of molestation brought against Asot Michael by an EMS employee, until the complaint was made to the Police and the information was circulated in the public domain.<\/p>

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As far as the Government is concerned, the matters to which Asot Michael refers in his press statement are between him, his accuser and the Police who, no doubt, will deal with it in the same manner with which it deals with all complaints of sexual assault.<\/p>\n

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There are aspects of Mr. Michael\u2019s statement concerning the Prime Minister which are defamatory on their face. In this regard, legal advice will be sought and appropriate action taken.<\/p>

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