House Speaker backs Contractor-General
There are more calls for Member of Parliament Michael Peart to retract a statement in which he alleged that the Office of the Contractor-General leaked the report on the Cuban Light Bulb Project.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Delroy Chuck, says based on additional evidence received, the document was not leaked by the Contractor-General's Office.
He says it is now up to Mr. Peart to withdraw the statement he made in Parliament earlier this month.
"And it's clear that the real likelihood is that it did not come from the Contractor General. I have left all the material to Mr. Michael Peart to examine and to ask him if he has any further response as to where [the report] would have come from. There is no doubt that if Mr. Peart cannot substantiate what he said in Parliament he should at least withdraw it," he said.
The Contractor-General has asked for a public apology from Mr. Peart for alleging that his Office released the report before it was tabled in Parliament.
Earlier this week Mr. Peart said he would not apologize at this time as the leak is still being investigated.
There are more calls for Member of Parliament Michael Peart to retract a statement in which he alleged that the Office of the Contractor-General leaked the report on the Cuban Light Bulb Project.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Delroy Chuck, says based on additional evidence received, the document was not leaked by the Contractor-General's Office.
He says it is now up to Mr. Peart to withdraw the statement he made in Parliament earlier this month.
"And it's clear that the real likelihood is that it did not come from the Contractor General. I have left all the material to Mr. Michael Peart to examine and to ask him if he has any further response as to where [the report] would have come from. There is no doubt that if Mr. Peart cannot substantiate what he said in Parliament he should at least withdraw it," he said.
The Contractor-General has asked for a public apology from Mr. Peart for alleging that his Office released the report before it was tabled in Parliament.
Earlier this week Mr. Peart said he would not apologize at this time as the leak is still being investigated.
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