No witness statements have been served as yet to the defence in relation to the 19 conspiracy to defraud charges that have been filed against former PPP/C Minister of Housing Mohamed Irfaan Ali.
The charges against Ali stem from the sale of land in the Pradoville 2 Housing Scheme, on the East Coast of Demerara, which was allegedly sold far below its value.
The charges, which detail offences alleged to have occurred between the period of September, 2010 to March, 2015, involve housing allocations to six Cabinet members—then president Bharrat Jagdeo, Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon and ministers Priya Manickchand, Dr Jennifer Westford, Robert Persaud and Clement Rohee—along with other persons with connections to the government.
