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‘Why Ex-Top cop and Williams not investigated’ – Dr. Ramsammy

Sep 21, 2009 News

Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, has chastised the media for not going after former Commissioner of Police Winston Felix and Vice Chairman of the People’s National Congress Reform, Basil Williams, when a tape recording between the two individuals had surfaced.
When questioned about his alleged involvement in the recent surfacing of a letter for the purchase of spy equipment for self confessed drug lord, Roger Khan, Minister Ramsammy denied ever penning the letter.
However, at a press conference held on Saturday, Dr. Ramsammy lambasted the media for not pursuing the tape recording between Felix and Williams, but rather pursuing him.
“Why didn’t the media go after Felix when the tape surfaced? The media didn’t pursue it. The media didn’t pursue Basil Williams,  the media is pursuing me,” Minister Ramsammy said.
According to the Health Minister, there were other allegations that came out during the Robert Simel’s trial, but he noted that ‘no one seems to be paying attention to it.’
Minister Ramsammy said that he has no knowledge of the letter and its contents, as he claimed he never spoke to anyone from the company.
“You know these people should explain who they spoke with and who bought the equipment. If there is such a letter, we need to look at how they got the letter.”
Dr. Ramsammy said the person who claimed they sold the equipment on that basis needs to say who they spoke to and who paid them the money.
“I’m not doubting that they have a letter…I’m simply saying that I don’t know about these things and I’m being made the one who has to defend myself, which is unfair. Let us go after these people and ask them who they sold this thing to? Who paid you this money?”
The Health Minister explained that he has never had so much money in his possession during his entire lifetime.
“Everything I have in my life, I’ve worked for…I’ve borrowed. I’ve worked at KFC…I cleaned the toilets and went to school.”
Meanwhile, Ramsammy noted that persons seem to be missing an important point in the revelations, where the company cannot sell the equipment because they received a letter.
“They got to get permission from the US government to sell and so you think any Minister or any part of us in government would be so stupid knowing that those people have to get permission from the US government…because if all the right things were not done, is all of us culpable, including the US government.”

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