Former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran is urging President Irfaan Ali to set up a Commission of Inquiry to examine explosive allegations of bribery and money laundering contained in two VICE News reports on Chinese businessmen operating here and their alleged contacts with Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo.
In his accountability column in today’s Stabroek News, Goolsarran noted that there had been further revelations by VICE News of alleged Chinese involvement in money laundering activities, the use of intermediaries and the paying of bribes to secure government contracts, especially in relation to large infrastructure developmental works being undertaken. Since then, Goolsarran noted that there has been a public outcry for an investigation to be carried out to determine the truth or otherwise of the allegations. He noted that President Ali responded by stating that the law enforcement and security agencies are expected to carry out their investigations.
