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The payment of $16M to journalist Shaun Samaroo for the covering of the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry (CoI) will be up for discussion in Cabinet.Journalist Shaun SamarooThis is according to Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Basil Williams who said yesterday that he could not say whether any current contracts with Samaroo would be honoured. Instead,Capitals #92 Evgeny Kuznetsov Black 2016 All Star Stitched NHL Jersey, he said, Cabinet will deliberate on the issue.“That is a matter for Cabinet but what I do know is that, Mr. Shaun Samaroo was in the Commission from day one,Wholesale Cincinnati Bengals Jerseys,” Williams said.He explained that he was unaware of who Samaroo was until an article was published in the Guyana Chronicle. “You would see that every day he would have written. So, I don’t know which book he’s talking about,Wholesale Miami Dolphins Jerseys, but we know that he was covering the Inquiry and he was distorting a lot of times,” the AG said.He said too,Nike Texans #17 Brock Osweiler White Womens Stitched NFL Elite Jersey, that these distortions were raised on a number of occasions with the Commission’s Chairman,Blackhawks #72 Artemi Panarin Black Stitched NHL Jersey, Sir Richard Cheltenham.He further said that he could not fathom what the reasoning by the previous administration had been to approach Samaroo with the $16M offer.“I don’t know what was in their minds…But we don’t know of honouring any debts of Mr. Samaroo. We had from the outset complained about the manner in which this commission was set up and we recognized that it was largely for political purposes and a witch-hunt; obviously that failed because the Guyanese people turnedAttorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Basil Williamsout and voted,Wholesale NFL Jerseys,” Williams said.He also said that he was unsure whether Samaroo had already been paid. This too will come under consideration by Cabinet, he said.Meanwhile, Williams said he is yet to address whether he will be continuing to represent the interest of the People’s National Congress (PNC) in the Walter Rodney CoI. He noted, however, that Attorney James Bond has been “in and out” of the Commission and is a possible fill-in. He said too,Nike Broncos #6 Mark Sanchez Blue Alternate Womens Stitched NFL New Elite Jersey, the continuation of the CoI will be up for consideration by the Cabinet.“My proposal is that there should be one final sitting where submissions will be made,Wholesale Houston Astros Jerseys,” he said. “I will probably have to prepare submissions and ask the new Attorney to present.”Earlier this week,Wildcats #4 Rajon Rondo Blue Basketball Stitched NCAA Jersey, it was revealed that Samaroo had been contracted by the previous government for his coverage of the Commission. However, Samaroo later contended that the money was not for writing news reports but rather for the writing and eventual publication of a book on the findings of the inquiry.Williams had also revealed that the yet to be concluded Commission had already cost $325M. |
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