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Commissioner-General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Khurshid Sattaur,Cheap NFL Jerseys, wishes to assure the taxpayingCommissioner General Khurshid Sattaurpublic that while he continues to maintain the position that the verbal threats were issued to him by Kaieteur News Publisher,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, Glenn Lall, he is very disappointed with the untimeliness in which the charges were instituted.As a result of the delay he will not be providing further evidence in the matter. According to the Commissioner-General based on his statement put forward as evidence already given to the Police on the matter, the Magistrate could have either continued to have the matter heard or withdraw the matter. The Magistrate obviously chose to take the latter position.“My decision of not providing further evidence on the matter today, at this juncture,Jerseys NFL Cheap, is consistent with the position that I have asked my lawyer,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, who represented me, to take on the matter that would hopefully see the GRA being removed from the spotlight,NFL Jerseys China, as the staff were beginning to feel the fatigue from the excessive public attention that was unwarrantedly given to the current court imbroglio in which the Lalls were charged for criminal offences under the Customs Act,Cheap NFL Jerseys China,” the Commissioner-General said.Further, he stated that it would appear from the protracted time taken by the DPP in eventually recommending criminal charges against the threats, that there was a perception of some difficulty in the pursuit of the charges.“Having therefore the concern over the possible negative outcome,Nike NFL Jerseys China, and in view of the manner in which this matter has been pursued in the media,NFL Jerseys Cheap, moreso by certain media houses, in consultation with my lawyers, it was decided that no public good can be served to have evidence provided on the matter today and in the foreseeable future,” Mr. Sattaur stated.According to the Commissioner-General, the GRA cannot run the risk ONCE again to fall prey to such issues that can result in the situation spiraling out of control from being manipulated on both sides of the divide. The GRA has a greater public interest to serve at this point in time in ensuring that it fulfills its mandate in collecting Government revenues in keeping with the estimate that has been approved in the National Assembly for the year 2014 of in excess of $135 billion. |
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