The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) Major (rtd) Aubrey Heath-Retemyer has dismissed suggestions that the agency is being influenced by members of the government.
“We have never been influenced by anyone in this government. That is the honest truth but because we are located here [in the Ministry of the Presidency compound], the perception is whatever it is. So, we would like to move out,” Heath-Retemyer told Stabroek News, while assuring that the agency is sticking to its mandate, which is working to ensure that stolen state assets are recovered.
Opposition PPP/C MPs have publicly stated that SARA is
