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Granger calls for corruption purge

Jun 15, 2012 News

–    cites bogus pharmaceuticals, misuse of state resources and conflicts of interest among other instances

David Granger, leader of the Parliamentary Oppositon, last night rebuked members of the House and the Prime Minister and called for an end to the annual ritual of a debate on the Integrity Commission.
Granger told the House, “If we are looking for corruption, look at the mother of all scandals… we must look in the Executive Branch.”
Granger charged that seeking to root out corruption at the level of the legislature is ill-conceived and that the energies should be focused on the Executive Branch.
He spoke of seeking out corruption where it involves bogus pharmaceuticals, misuse of state resources, ministry letter heads and conflicts of interest among other instances.
Granger said that a duly-constituted commission must be empowered with investigative capability.
He called on the House to establish a full-fledged commission, saying that he does not want to be written to again by the secretary of an entity that is not even functional requesting declarations
Speaking to the penalties mentioned in the form of publishing names of those in default of the Integrity Act, Granger said that when complaints are made, the commission must be able to investigate, and for moves be made to the Director of Public Prosecutions to pursue criminal charges.
“We want to see the enforcement of the code of conduct,” said Granger, adding that it is an indictment that 21 years later, the House is still engaged in the annual ritual of a debate over the Integrity Commission.

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