{"id":20831,"date":"2018-10-14T17:13:09","date_gmt":"2018-10-14T21:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=20831"},"modified":"2018-10-14T17:18:54","modified_gmt":"2018-10-14T21:18:54","slug":"pm-vows-to-take-action-if-economic-envoy-is-charged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-vows-to-take-action-if-economic-envoy-is-charged\/","title":{"rendered":"PM vows to take action if economic envoy is charged"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prime Minister Gaston Browne says he will revoke the appointment of Alex Saab Moran if the businessman is charged in relation to any wrongdoing.<\/p>

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Authorities confirmed last week that Saab is an economic envoy for Antigua and Barbuda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The businessman has interests in Venezuela and is being linked to allegations of money laundering, a claim which he denies.<\/p>

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Speaking on Pointe FM over the weekend, Browne said Saab is a well-known individual who runs a chain of supermarkets in Venezuela and is also involved in the construction business.<\/p>

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The prime minister said although he has known Saab for six years “I cannot vou<\/g>ch for his integrity from the\u00a0standpoint\u00a0that when people are involved in that kind of trade and so much money, they always say there is no clean big money.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Browne said the economic envoy he is close to the Maduro government and “there are opposition elements who are seeking to berate him.”<\/p>

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The prime minister hastened to add that he was not defending the businessman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said if Saab is charged with any offence he will be removed.<\/p>

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”\u00a0All I can say to the people of Antigua and Barbuda (is) if at any time Mr. Saab is charged for any wrongdoing they can be sure we will revoke his appointment.”<\/p>

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A website post by blogger Kenneth Rijock claims that two associates of the Antigua and Barbuda diplomatic passport holder have been arrested by Colombia authorities for money laundering and fraud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The prime minister said Saab Moran had plans to a factory in Antigua which would then supply homes to Venezuela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the project had to be put on hold because moving money out of Venezuela has come difficult.<\/p>\n

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