As the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) continues to investigate suspicious state land transactions made during the PPP/C’s time in office, former Finance Minister Saisnarine Kowlessar was yesterday detained for questioning and he was later released on $200,000 bail after declining to answer questions.
Kowlessar voluntarily turned up at SOCU’s Camp Street headquarters, where he was placed under arrest and faced with questions for about two hours.
A source told Stabroek News that Kowlessar was Finance Minister during five transactions which are being investigated by SOCU as a result of the forensic audit of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL).