President David Granger on Friday expressed satisfaction with Minister of State Joseph Harmon’s conduct in China and said that their longstanding friendship did not cloud his views on the matter.
“Yes, I am satisfied that the conduct of the minister was above board and that the Cabinet and the public have been informed,” he said, while responding to a question asked during the recording of ‘The Public Interest,’ which was broadcast on Friday evening.
Harmon’s conduct in China came under public scrutiny following the publication of a photograph in the Kaieteur News last month with him posing with several representatives of the controversial logging company Baishanlin.
Weeks earlier, Harmon had personally directed officials from the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) not to seize two luxury vehicles belonging to the company.
