GOVERNMENT ACKNOWLEDGES CONTENTIOUS CAMPAIGN DONATION
In Grenada, the ruling New National Party (NNP) Thursday admitted that it received campaign financing from a failed offshore bank but denied that the funds ever went directly to its leader, Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell, or any of its principal officers.
Giving evidence before a United States Federal Court, Michael Creft, who headed the Grenada International Financial Services Agency, a regulatory body, told the court that he served as a middle man in transacting funds from the bank to NNP officials, including the prime minister.
But the NNP's PR officer, Ronald Straker said while Mr. Creft solicited and raised US$37,000, he never gave money to the Prime Minister.
It is reported that the money which was channelled into the party's central account was used to help finance the 1999 general election campaign.
The allegations in the court case caused the main opposition National Democratic Congress to call for the passing of legislation to govern campaign financing.
Reprinted from radioja.com
GOVERNMENT ACKNOWLEDGES CONTENTIOUS CAMPAIGN DONATION
grenadians have to be sleeping the pm said he recieved approximately 5000.00$some ambassador swear she was with him all the time and he never recieved any money now mr creft says under oath $100000us was deposited in his account and how he distributed it now someone else is saying 37000$ who is lying some one is corruption to the highest wake up grenadians
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By: byron 9/7/2007 3:29:12 PM
Please tell NDC to give up the money what Mr.baptiste give to them.They are no better than the NNP party.They been their and done nothing for the country go to hell.Now the country looking good you all want some of the cake.what could you all do for the country,only a boundly of thives.
