Prime Minister Gaston Browne says he will not get involved in discussing the bus case involving three former United Progressive Party ministers now that the matter is in the High Court.
Browne also advised Pointe FM, which he founded, and its callers, not to discuss the case.
He says he doesn’t want a situation where the accused Dr. Jacqui Quinn, Harold Lovell and Wilmoth Daniel will use discussion on the case to make the argument that they cannot get a fair trial.
“I want to caution you about discussing this matter, you and other on Pointe FM. Because they will utilise it as an evenue to escape the litigation,” Browne said when asked to comment on the matter.
“This litigation did not involve any political intervention, that was a matter uncovered by the Director of Audit, and sent to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we shall keep out, me as a member of the executive and other members of my party,” he added.
Browne said “we have nothing to say on that issue because the matter is before the courts. when the matter was at the level of the Magistrates Court we commented on it, but at this point, now that it has been elevated to the level of the High Court and they reckon they have something to answer, we have nothing to say, we are not going to give them any easy pass so that they can say the matter was litigated in public and on that basis they cannot get a fair trial in this matter.”
“Let the courts decide,” the prime minister said.
A magistrate ruled last week that the bus probe case will be tried in the High Court on Embezzlement, Corruption and Fraudulent Conversion charges.
The matter involves three buses that were donated to the former UPP administration at a total value of about $600,000.
Investigators alleged the accused had the buses registered in their names and kept them for their personal use while they were in public office in 2008.
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You are the top dawg and if you don’t want something To happen it won’t happen. All you have to do is call off your puppies. We will see if this will be the end of it when the High Court rules the case is a waste of time. We will see if it is appealed like the situation with Gisel.
The Prime Minister is right. This IS a matter “for the courts”. It is not a political issue. Should guilt be established, that is another matter, of course. Everybody should just let the legal process take its course. The PM is right.
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Hon.Gaston Browne CANNOT interfer in COURT matters. That is the rrason for Prime Minister Gaston Browne statement on POINTE FM last evening. Observer your narrative sounds just IGNORANT.
@Eric
I don’t listen to Point FM because it appears most of you listeners are Groupees who are so darn naive. I said what I said.
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That is the reason…
JACK SINGER June 12, 2020 at 11:37 am
I know this off topic but I am PISSED. I am appealing to my UPP Executives and Members. Our Upp is Experiencing and Suffering from a Public Relations DISASTER.I listened to Cortright Marshall this Morning ( June 12 2020 ) with Darren Matthew Ward and I was ashamed. Cortright just talking about CONSULTATION. How can anyone consult in this COVID 19 CRISIS. I also listened to Damani Tabor another Disaster. My UPP Members please DO NOT let These Guys see the face of Radio anymore. These Guys are damaging our Party. If this continues UPP will be doomed in 2023. Please be guided accordingly.
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I am happy that this case is going through. It’s about time politicians are held accountable for their actions.
This is a good start.
Once again Mel speaks the truth. His wisdom always matters.
It’s a pity that the court didn’t get to decide the Passport case, involving nine yards, who now sit at your right hand.
From all your comments…I can see more clearly why this country is in such a state of disrepair. I say again: you allow politrickians to deceive you and control your minds. I ask once again: Antiguans….are you REALLY THAT FOOLISH INDEED ? It is amazing how for so long you are slaves to your MISLEADERS and you are happy to remain in that state. Really Pathetic ! They have no good intentions for this nation. Their only desire is to enrich themselves and destroy this nation.
Can you not see and understand it ? Are you really so blind ?
Then again… the Creator did warn about these corrupt misleaders and their followers. The blind leading the blind. Your corrupt practices and schemes will SOON COME TO A CRASHING END.
One of these days soon; you hear a voice say come: Where you are gonna run too. You will run to your riches but they CANNOT HELP YOU.
The heart of man is wicked, deceitful, evil, and corrupt. Those are the qualities of the people who portray themselves as government of this nation. Only getting worse. No truth, no love, no compassion, no justice.
WAKE UP, Antiguans. Yes …I am talking to you who is reading this…yes you and you and you also.
You civil servants, you minister of religion, you business man, you permanent secretaries, minister of government…you statutory board members…you trade union misleaders: .YOU ARE ALL CORRUPT.
WAKE UP ! TURN TO YOUR CREATOR. REPENT !
WORLD “CRYSIS”: END SOON COME !
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