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Trafigura scandal
"...the PNP, in a statement last night, failed to address the issue directly. Instead, the party questioned how a deputy leader of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) was able to get hold of the information about the Dutch investigation and also had concerns about the disclosure of the matter at a party rally.
"The PNP is further forced to ask whether there has been political interference in, or manipulation of, the process. The timing seems too coincidental," the party's statement said.
The Trafigura scandal broke in 2006 when the PNP, then in Government, accepted a $31-million gift from the Dutch firm which at the time had an oil-lifting agreement with Jamaica.
Meanwhile, in light of the court action, Knight yesterday defended Simpson Miller's and Pickersgill's integrity, saying that the JLP was trying to give the "wrong impression" about the interest of the Dutch authorities in his clients.
"As I think it is, the Dutch are seeking some assistance on some investigation the Dutch are having, relative to their jurisdiction and it is not to be thought that the persons mentioned in the news [Simpson Miller and Pickersgill] are suspects," said Knight."
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Trafigura scandal
"...the PNP, in a statement last night, failed to address the issue directly. Instead, the party questioned how a deputy leader of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) was able to get hold of the information about the Dutch investigation and also had concerns about the disclosure of the matter at a party rally.
"The PNP is further forced to ask whether there has been political interference in, or manipulation of, the process. The timing seems too coincidental," the party's statement said.
The Trafigura scandal broke in 2006 when the PNP, then in Government, accepted a $31-million gift from the Dutch firm which at the time had an oil-lifting agreement with Jamaica.
Meanwhile, in light of the court action, Knight yesterday defended Simpson Miller's and Pickersgill's integrity, saying that the JLP was trying to give the "wrong impression" about the interest of the Dutch authorities in his clients.
"As I think it is, the Dutch are seeking some assistance on some investigation the Dutch are having, relative to their jurisdiction and it is not to be thought that the persons mentioned in the news [Simpson Miller and Pickersgill] are suspects," said Knight."
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